A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

The more we mask ourselves, the freer we're able to be within ourselves.

I was never a girl that dreamt of being a princess and I never dreamt about my wedding day. I hated pink and I hated fairies. I only liked hanging out with boys. I remember throwing a tantrum if my mum put me in pink. I wasn't a particularly girly girl.

I almost broke my coccyx on 'The Wolf Man,' and I banged my head once. I had to fall really hard.

As long as everyone is playing for the scene or the movie, rather than themselves, then you're going to have something really good.

If you can capture the humanity of a family struggling in an economic crisis you can make a difference. You can raise awareness just of the simple humanity.

It's always better just to do work that you're really proud of and work that you enjoy because really all you have are the choices you make and that's it and who knows after that. I think that's what I love in acting.