Most of the time I was in the background. I never played [the Virgin] Mary. I was always kind of the third angel.

I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.

When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I'd prefer to take my time.

I really enjoyed it - being involved in watching rushes and playback [in "The Invisible Woman"]. Ralph [Fiennes] was very open to my input, I think knowing that he couldn't always be there 100 percent, that he had dual aims with directing and acting.

It was amazing how much rehearsal helped with the performance - it was almost a theatrical approach to filmmaking.

I'm small. I'm petite. But I'm a bit of a fighter inside.

I like Nelly's [Ternan] quiet inner strength. I thought there was something about her predicament that I found interesting - that she didn't want to be a floozy mistress, a bit on the side, that she had more self-respect than that.