I told my parents I wanted to be an actor and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment so they're just happy I'm in work!

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

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

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?

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

I spent most of my life watching HBO series wishing that at some point in my career I might be able to work with them.

I cannot contain this. Please, can we all have something sexual together? You're both beautiful, even just a hug.'