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In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.

The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.

In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren't the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your director and the other actors. In those close quarters, your imagination and your skills are what you turn to.

In general, I don't even have the luxury of rehearsal time on most films that I make. It is just a scene-by-scene full cast read through. It's very much just doing the rehearsal sometimes the day before, at the end of the day, but just on the spot as the scene unfolds.

I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.

It's very rare to have rehearsal time on a television show: You get scripts, you show up, and you do it.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.

I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.