It's nice to bring the changes with everything you do. As an actor, that's what you want to do, all the time.

My agent asked if I fancied Robin Hood and I thought: 'Yeah, why not?' I hadn't watched it, to be honest, but I'd seen bits and knew it was really popular Saturday family viewing with heaps of action. I thought it would be great fun. I was up for a good old play-fighting and the scripts were terrifically exciting.

If you're wearing something I like, I will come over and ask where you got it from. I'm not shy!

I've rarely played glamorous roles. I don't mind looking plain on camera.

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.

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