I've always been a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided woman and not patronize her.

I'm attracted to playing people who aren't necessarily straightforward.

I would work as hard as possible at school so I could keep acting alongside.

It can be very intense being an actor; it can be quite a small world. Then you speak to your friend who is a scientist and they have a completely different perspective.

It's nice to have some continuity you can come back to. I feel that in coming home, coming back to London.

Always, my mother said, "Be yourself." That is sometimes the hardest thing to do. I try to always remember that and come back to that and have strength in who you are. There is only one you.

I'm keen to have balance, as much as possible. I put every ounce of myself into my work, but also it's important that I don't miss every single wedding of my best friends. I couldn't do what I do without my friends and family.