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

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

I just want people to focus on the performance.

I do mostly British projects, and for family reasons and life reasons Britain's my home, where I have a lovely garden.

The older you get, the better you get, because you've seen more. You don't necessarily have to go through a lot, but you have to witness it in order to recreate it.

We are a very close family, and I love them very much, but I'm definitely the odd one out. I live a completely different kind of life style. I always was different. I felt like a fish out of water; I really never knew who I was.