I love firing guns. It's an amazing feeling - so sexy and powerful.

I think it's always easier to play parts that you have something concrete that you can relate to.

I don't think I'm curvaceous. It's simply that most other actresses are really, stupidly tiny.

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

I loved watching theatre, and film, and television. It was a fantastic outlet and my favourite thing to do. I can't remember the decision. It just felt like a completely natural thing... I just completely felt drawn into it and seduced by it all. I found myself going into it.

Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised.

Skiing in Whistler was great fun. It's an extreme environment that's very different to my own and I had never skied before, so I had to learn to take on the elements quite bravely. It was nice to try something new.