I love hotels for their solitude and comfort, but I believe a seedy one can have as much promise as a plush one.

I only unwind at facials and massages.

I constantly make lists and itineraries and then can't stick to any of them.

I went to University after my A levels and did a degree in performing arts. It was only when I got there that I realized there were stage schools out there, and you had your union and your contacts and The Spotlight and this whole world of the acting industry that I had no idea about. So when I graduated, I took a year out and just thought really hard about whether it was something I knew enough about, and whether it was the career I could dedicate the rest of my wacky life to.

I was very much into science when I was young - I wanted to be a marine biologist, then I wanted to be a doctor, and then something else, I was always changing. Acting didn't come up until much later, probably about 16 or 17. I thought, "Oh, I quite like this."

Whether people watch Doctor Who or not over here, everybody knows about it. It's a British icon, it's so part of the nation.

Being short works for me.