My mum always used to say to me that, out of her three boys, 'Chris, you were the girl!' I'd speak to her about far more things (than my brothers would) and far more things than she needed to hear about, too. I was a chatty kid.

I'd like to think I'm a normal sort of guy, but go to my mum and she'll probably say, 'You know,Chris was always the daughter out of my three boys.'

Strong female leads are important.

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do

I put the costume on and said 'It's not very comfortable, but it looks amazing,' so it's all good.

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.