Because I had grown up with Jane Austen novels and period dramas, I was very familiar with that period and that world.

I try to define myself through my own choices rather than just accepting society's kind of you're that, you're that, let me put you in a box kind of thing.

It's not often that you get a chance in one role to do the glamour bit and then strip off all the makeup and reveal the real person beneath the façade. Usually, it's either a glamorous role or a raw, emotional role.

I think all characters that we play are facets of ourselves.

It is important to be conscious of the message that you're putting out there. It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get a movie to the screen. I do feel a certain element of responsibility to say something worth saying with it, as well as entertainment.

Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.

For me, after emotionally intense roles, I'd need to take a step back because then there's the promoting of the film which is another job in itself.