I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing.

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.

For me, it was all about working with an inspirational filmmaker.

As an actress, I'm an emotional person.

The only valid starting point is to understand what we all share - we have to find what we can all agree on.

There is the old boys' club, but there are ­people who are "conviction lobbyists" coming from the heart.

I was working in the States when Brexit was going on back home in England. I often think that maybe I got a little complacent on the situation since I wasn't physically there. That's when I realized, Wow, anything is possible.