In true-life dramas, you have to do so much research. It's a big responsibility to make sure things are as correct as possible. In 'Robin Hood', you have more artistic license - it's all action, adventure and reaction. This gives everyone a chance to make their characters their own and to make them believable.

When I'm filming I live out of a suitcase, so everything is thrown everywhere. In real life, I'm a bit tidier.

I really enjoy dressing up. I'm pretty much a girlie girl.

I grew up on a farm - it was a lovely life; we'd make tree houses all day - and my parents worked from home.

My mum said she remembers me asking her if she'd take me to ballet lessons when I was about two and a half. She said I could barely speak, and yet was asking for ballet lessons.

You can have a great script, and it can be a great show, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't take the public's interest.

I think I can be relatively attractive when I dress up, but I'm not Julia Roberts or Catherine Zeta Jones.