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'The Outlaw Josey Wales' is one I watched again and again and again in the early days of VHS.

That was the fun of acting, being a blank canvas you could transform into the character - Indian princess, 20s vamp, Mother Courage, Oxford don, 94-year-old wife.

I love a lot of these older actresses, like Cicely Tyson, who played Kunta Kinte's mother in 'Roots.' She was really great, and I like seeing her because every movie she plays, she plays a strong character. As a kid, she was really inspiring to me.

I'd seen 'Punky Brewster,' I'd seen 'Webster,' I saw 'Annie,' and it was time to either be an orphan or an actress.

Rita Hayworth in Gilda... there's not a shot of her in that movie that isn't gorgeous.

I'm really inspired by British style, like Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.

I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing, although there's that old saying: 'Ladies get older, men get more distinguished.'

I'm here to be an actor who wants to be remembered for her roles and her films rather than her looks.