I always had a very strong sense of independence.

There's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film.

We live in a time where it's more surprising if people are actually together than if they're having affairs.

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.

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

Fashion choices are never arbitrary. Even if you say you don't care, that's a decision. There's something you're trying to say.

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.