I'm incredibly lucky that my profession allows me to be where I choose, really.

My husband wasn't put off by it - he thought it was hilarious to see me dressed as Dylan! He didn't particularly want to kiss me with stubble all over my face - it felt a bit odd! But I think he's used to it [the make-up process].

I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism. I think the journey of understanding any character is to see how they tick and how they differ from you.

If you over plan New Year's Eve it's going to be a disaster so you have to be alive to changes.

It was fantastic to be able to have my kids on set. Dash, my eldest son, who’s not quite five, was into knights and his godmother had given him a plastic Marks & Spencer knights’ outfit and [first assistant director] Tommy Gormley said that he could stand to protect me during the scene where Clive [Owen] is talking about the immensity of sitting on the throne. I’m actually looking through an archway at my son standing in his knights’ costume protecting me!

I think that's what I love about my life. There's no maniacal master plan. It's just unfolding before me.

I think often women can feel isolated and feel like they get into a rut and don't quite know how to get out of it.