I knew when I was 10 that I wanted to act full-time.

I was really lucky for the friends that I had and loved every minute of it. I don't think I was a geek, but I loved the studies and we had a really good theater company at our school.

I used to dance a lot when I was younger. And I didn't want to stop doing it. I auditioned for drama school and then, luckily, I got my first job. There was never really a particular moment, more like moments of "I love this," or scripts that you read, or films that you watch, or plays that you see, that make you want to keep doing it.

I knew when I was 10 that I wanted to act full-time.

There's not much TV these days where you really get that element of surprise. There are so many spoilers all the time.

I am a restless person.

Its impossible to go onto the Tardis set and not play with things and fiddle with dials.