But then I got a job selling coffee at the York Theatre, and when I met theatre people, something clicked. I felt comfortable with them; I felt like myself. I decided to go to drama school based just on that feeling. I had never done any acting.

I have very girly hands and I use them a lot when I talk in a way that I think is very feminine.

I've always thought if you watch the performance and you don't know about the person, then you only see the performance.

People are calling a lot, sending scripts my way. Yes, it's wonderful because, let's face it, there aren't many wonderful scripts for women over the age of 10.

When youre a young English person who wants to be an actress and you have dreams, you dream of being Vanessa Redgrave or Judi Dench.

I was very nervous about the accent. I was very nervous about being an American.

I have become a marketing tool and I feel very uncomfortable with that. There's no space for me to express myself.