I think Joan's advice would be: always know more than anyone else, always be discreet as possible. And never cry at work.

I'm not quite at the point where I feel the need to wear disguises in public.

One of my favourite messages about The Pirate Fairy is that the story is about appreciating your own talents.

I think Joan's advice would be: always know more than anyone else, always be discreet as possible. And never cry at work.

I'll always miss Mad Men, of course, but it is interesting to finally answer different questions after nine years. Not that that's a criticism to anyone, but just simply as a character for nine years, you're going to get a lot of the same questions for many, many, many years. This is sort of refreshing.

In the beginning, it was odd to have so much attention brought to my body type. I thought, "Uh-oh, brace yourself." But everyone has been so positive. During the first season, a woman came up to me at dinner and said, "I just want to thank you - watching you has made me proud of my body." I thought, What an amazing thing for someone to say! To make anyone feel good about themselves makes me feel good.

A woman is beautiful when she stands out as an individual—it's a woman who has her own style and the confidence to pull it off. Half the women on the streets in New York City achieve this. I get so inspired every time I'm there.