Amy Ryan

'The Wire,' I was such a fan of that show the first season - I think that's the best-written show on TV.

Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.

I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.

There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.