I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.

I haven't played a lot of wallflowers but I have played women who have been vulnerable.

My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working today in the business.

I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.

I like my life. It's good.

I have a very healthy dose of self-loathing. But I think we all have a past of being whatever our story was, of feeling not good enough. It can propel you to work harder and do more, but it can also be a tremendous trap, and you cant see beyond it.

The British have been more up for it than the Americans were, particularly with respect to nudity in the show. In Europe there are adverts that show the breasts, so people are less frightened of that aspect of the show. Americans can withstand incredible violence on TV shows - which, as I come from England and Canada, I find difficult to stomach - but they are more puritanical when it comes to nudity on screen.