I’ve never been a sunny personality. I’ve never been outgoing. I’m a solitary person.

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don’t think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I thought, I’m just not going to be able to pull this...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it’s actually the opposite when you’re an actor. You’re telling somebody else’s story.

I do love acting. But to work as a photojournalist would have been extraordinary.

Successful model? That’s a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of my life. Editors would always talk to you in the third person as though you were merely a piece of...