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.

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

The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.

Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and cheese aspects of people are very interesting to play.

I absolutely adore Alessandra Rich, I think her dresses are stunning and she really knows how to cut and dress the female shape. Her stuff is really beautiful, stylish and a little bit quirky. I love it all!

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.

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