Unfortunately I had an ankle problem and underwent three operations.

I love when people become obsessed with Downton.

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

I trained as a ballet dancer - well, I started when I was two and a half, and was serious about it from when I was eight until I was 18.

I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money.

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.

I filmed 'Albatross' before I got 'Downton.' It's a coming-of-age movie about this girl who leaps into this family's life, like a whirlwind. She's ballsy and brash and wonderful, it was such an amazing character to play.