There's a style to doing period pieces, and you can't do a Western without understanding 'My Darling Clementine.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm a big fan of period pieces, and I'm a big fan of the old-time westerns.
The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.
Sometimes when you're working on a period piece, there's this tendency to be nostalgic about the period and do everything superglamorous, which can end up looking cliche.
I've always wanted to do a period piece.
In Australia I was seen as somebody who did only very modern, contemporary stuff. Then as soon as I went overseas I did two period pieces so it was like, 'When are you going to get out of the corsets?' And I was thinking I just got into them!
I've never done a period piece. That's something I'd be really interested in doing.
I'd love to do a period piece.
To be honest, when I was growing up - I think it's because of Kate Winslet and 'Titanic' - I always wanted to do period.
The period western doesn't have a lot to say to most people today.
I've never done a period piece or a comedy, and that could be something truly different for me.