In L.A., I'm twice the size - height and everything else - of most of the other actresses who are going for an audition.

I have no idea whether I am completely sane. I don't think anybody is. I see the world through my eyes. It's sometimes a strange world. I hope I don't hurt people. You hope not to hurt yourself too much, either. Maybe that's the definition of keeping yourself in check?

I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn't matter if they have them in my size. I buy them anyway.

I think women's bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.

Half of my mum's family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches and wizards in books always had a Welsh accent, so I guess I took it from that really.

I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.

I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn't actually read them