I always collect a bunch of images for every film that I do, that reminds me of an essence of the character, or the time that they live in, or what they're experiencing.

I think that I burnt myself out a little bit with my dancing because I did so much of it. I was exhausted so thought that I would try a different kind of performance and expression and acting seemed like a close fit; it was similar in some ways to dancing. My mum showed me some really good films and so I became interested in films and acting.

You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you play.

I always start a film thinking I know how to do it, then I learn all over again.

I don't consider myself a starlet or a Hollywood person.

You never choose the way that you're raised, it's just the way that you were raised, but you do get to a certain age where you're in a position to question the expectations of you and the way that you've been formed by your surroundings.

I always try and learn as much as I can from different departments on a film set.