I'm interested in playing lots of different complex women.

From the age of four, I loved ballet and tap. I was in the school band, the choir, and all my school plays.

I enjoy classics, but classics are classics for a reason.

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

I was born in the '80s, so I don't really remember it very strongly, but the music is so iconic.

But when you become a slave to a public persona and don’t feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield and it shouldn’t come at the expense of your self-worth.

I try not to limit myself. The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media. That ensures your longevity as an artist and prevents you from getting bored with yourself and, hopefully, prevents people from getting bored with you.