It's hard to find really original, compelling works of fiction, for women especially. I find that these true life stories about these women that I'm so blessed to play are some of the most compelling stories, and the truth is stranger than fiction.

I'm very glad that [the death penalty] hasn't existed for many years in the U.K.

What do dreams know of boundaries?

There's so much more to life than looking a certain way.

My male counterpart will get paid ten times more than me - 10 times. Not double, but 10 times for the same job. We only have this much left for the female actress. I mean, there’s two genders on this Earth. Both are compelling, interesting, diverse, wonderful in all their own separate ways. And yet there’s an influx of male roles and there's just not for women.

I'm certainly not very book smart, but I started traveling at 16, and it has enriched me in ways I could never begin to explain.

The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.