I don't mind giving everyone a shock - including myself.

On the surface, it's really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most interesting parts are disappointingly shallow. It's your job as an actress to pull that person apart, and work out why they act the way that they do.

Everything you listen to when you are 17 should be embarrassing, otherwise you are way too cool.

I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.

I've read my grandmother's memoirs and she served as a nurse during World War II. What they had to do was incredible.

There's a reason hobble skirts are called hobble skirts. You literally can't move very far in them.

Before I go on stage, I knock three times. Three is my lucky number; I once went into an audition and was number 333 and got the best part ever.