Being a single girl in New York it's what you should be doing in your twenties!

I've read all the "Game of Thrones" books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard to get out of character.

I came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!'

The calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely.

A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?

My mother taught me how to apply my own makeup at 13 years old, and the most important lesson I learned is to never touch my eyebrows and to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day.

Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.