And it's as you get older that you realize that the things that make you strange are the things that make you who you are. And that's a lovely place to get to.

I do so many things. Like when I was younger, if I drove past a house that I didn't want to live in, I'd hold my breath. Driving around somewhere like Slough I'd go blue in the face.

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.

When you get a bit older and you realise that no one knows what they're doing, no one's perfect and it's fine.

Unfortunately I had an ankle problem and underwent three operations.

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

I'm hungry for a cold and mean character - I'd love it if someone thought I could play gritty. I want to play a baddie, someone really scary.