When I do things that aren't very good, I'm worse as an actor. I don't know what I pick up - but it's something not very nice. - Sophie Okonedo

I'm just going where the stories are. I'll quite happily work in a tiny theater in the middle of nowhere if it's the right story. It always leaves a bit of a nasty taste in my mouth when I do something purely for money. I always end up being absolute shit in it. I'm not really an actor who can make rubbish writing good. Some people are very good at it. It's a real skill.

But I'm pretty secure about who I am. Anything that's truthful I'm not ashamed of.

I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel I'm open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.