When I was little... I didn't relate to princesses. I saw Maleficent, and I just thought she was so - she was so elegant.

Maleficent was always so elegant. She always was in control. And to play her was difficult. I worked on my voice a lot. She's bigger than me. She's on a different level of performance that I have never done.

Maleficent has suffered abuse in the past, and there's a reason why she is now as furious as she is. And I think that children who have been outcast and abused in any way will relate to her. There's a beautiful side to her; she's not just a dark person. She has all these facets. And that is interesting.

Most of the night I just thought about how quickly I want to adopt again. It's a very special thing. There's something about making a choice, waking up and traveling somewhere and finding your family.

When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire.

I loved being Maleficent. I was quite sad to put my staff down and put my horns away because somehow, she just lives in a different world.