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.

As an actor, you always want to do the juicy stuff. But, it's important to get the levels right.

As I get older, my skin shows more of how I am feeling, like a mirror. If I am stressed, or not getting enough sleep, I see it in my face right away.

It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.

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.

A lot of period pieces we see are adaptations of novels - we always know the story.

Ill-fitted T-shirts stretched over a gut are my pet hate. And if the colour's faded - ugh.