Going to auditions is always so nerve-wracking. I don't think they ever get any easier.

I feel like with acting it's not like you make a choice - it's kind of in you and you have to do it or you wouldn't be able to survive.

I always had a very strong sense of independence.

I don't have much time for shopping so I pick things up when I can. My favorite labels are APC, Isabel Marant and Agnes B because the clothes are cut small and have a simplicity to them.

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 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.