I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.

I look very different from how people expect me to be... Clearly they think I'm a great big fat viking.

It's my chance to challenge myself to the fullest, which is one of the great joys about my job... I love it when a character requires me to look less than my red-carpet best. It's more fun playing a character that requires you to look like dog s - t.

It's funny when someone says to you 'you're hot' and all that, because I don't think of it in that way.

I have no regrets. If you regret things, you're sort of stepping backwards. I'm a believer in going forwards.

By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.

I kept on going and I overcame my fears and got over my insecurities.