Although my mother would have liked it if I was a doctor and a movie star at the same time because mum's greedy.
As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.
As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.
Directors, on the whole, like to control things. They like to know exactly what's going to happen and how it's going to happen.
I don't believe your soul mate has to share your politics.
I find Hollywood really toxic.
I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible creatures. They don't like people. It's not at all like the relationship between horses and humans.
I love the fact that's it's a retrospective love story, that it's told in flashback and there are a lot of assumptions that Ralph and the audience make about my character which are then revised as the film goes on. I think it's a beautiful narrative structure that's very original.
I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better.
I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.
I suppose I'm doing things that aren't traditionally feminine, whatever that means.
I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
I think London's sexy because it's so full of eccentrics.
I thought it was funny - a librarian in an action movie. Like someone stuck in the wrong genre.
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.
If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.
If I'm just in dungarees, I don't think I would intimidate anyone.
If it's bad dialogue then I would think of nothing worse than the camera lingering on me and the person I'm talking to for fifteen minutes.
In England, Oxfam was very generous. They allowed me to talk to a lot of people who had been working out in the field.
In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.
In reality, the main thing that keeps me awake at night is probably the destruction of the planet; that's what gets me pretty upset.
It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another.
It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're sexy because they risk more. Stand-up comedians risk more than anyone.
L.A. makes you feel ugly.
Obviously I'd seen City of God and it was such an extraordinary piece of work that I very much wanted to work with Fernando.
People find out I'm an actress and I see that 'whore' look flicker across their eyes.
Really meeting the people of Africa was the inspiration. I'd never seen poverty on that level ever in my life. It's very extreme: no sanitation, no running water . . . and a very high level of disease. And yet, there was a kind of spiritual wealth that these people had that was so overwhelming.
That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.
The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.
There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
Well, I think you and I have always felt the same way - that we're Jewish but we can get away with just being exotic. We're kind of Jews in disguise.
You have to be quite stupid to act.
Rachel played the roles of twin sisters Angela and Isabel Dodson in the 2005 film Constantine. She played opposite Keanu Reeves, who she had previously starred with in the 1996 film Chain Reaction.
Rachel plays the role of Isabel/Izzi Creo in the 2006 film The Fountain. The film was directed by her fiance, Darren Aronofsky.
Rachel won a 2006 Golden Globe award for the Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her role in The Constant Cardener.
Rachel's favourite film is Performance.
Rachel's mother is a psychoanalyst and her father is an inventor.
Rachel dislikes camels, most likely after working with them in The Mummy.
Rachel used to smoke cigarettes.
Rachel's favourite actor is Ewan McGregor and her favourite actress is Susan Lynch.
Rachel is 5'7" in height.
Rachel played the role of Evelyn in the film The Mummy (1999) and in the sequel The Mummy Returns (2001).
Rachel won the Oscar award for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for her role in The Constant Gardener.
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