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.

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

The condition of my skin changes often, depending on the season or if I'm traveling a lot.

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.

The most I've spent on shoes were a pair from Kurt Geiger for £250.

I want the chance to play very different characters, and I've always wanted to do more films.

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