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As an actor, you know there are things you get asked to do that you do quite well, with less effort.

Roles make the actor.

Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timidly admitted that I wanted to be an actor. He sighed, and he said, 'Lupita, only be an actor if you feel there is nothing else in the world you want to do - only do it if you feel you cannot live without acting.'

You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.

I feel very privileged to have worked with a lot of outstanding actors: Alun Armstrong, Peter Mullan, Matt Smith and Andrew Garfield.

All good actors are easy to work with. It's the ones that aren't very good who tend to be very difficult.

I'm not what you'd call a Method actor.

There are certain actors you watch in a movie, and you think, 'Wow, that guy is very skilled.'

I consider myself a novice film actor.

I have no idea what 'method actor' means.