I like characters who remind me of someone I know.

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.

Doing an accent removes you from yourself and reminds you, every instant, that you're playing a part.

It's hard to tell what people realize. Everybody's different and has a different understanding of the difference in times.

As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.

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.

Everybody who is an actor has been acting since they were three.