Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines.

I don't mind wearing a corset; it informs your posture, changes the way you move, you can't slouch.

The last time I cried? My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it was amazing. I got big bonus points for it. I'll remind them when they're teenagers.

I've had moments of thinking maybe I should go on Twitter. It's something that I've been shy about, and I've thought that maybe I should do it.

Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget.

My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things.

When I was a child, I went to stage school three times a week in the evenings - singing, ballet, tap, modern and acting, and I loved it.