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

I remember stealing some pic n' mix when I was seven; when I got out of the shop, I burst into tears.

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

Sometimes when a scene is written or directed to be shouted or played incredibly angrily, I always think it's way more terrifying when someone is fuming and talks in a very calm way. I always want people to shout at me if they're angry - it freaks me out that whole thing of, 'I'm not angry I'm just disappointed.'

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 have endless playlists on my iPod so will throw on, say, Bruce Springsteen or The Smiths, depending on what kind of day I'm going to have.

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.