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.

To play Cleopatra on Broadway would just be incredible.

As an actress, I'm an emotional person.

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

I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.

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.

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