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

I don't get recognized all the time, but it tends to happen more in America, and people are so lovely when they do.

Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the part that everyone wants, but Iago's wife Emilia is the one I've always been drawn to.

I get so excited about reading a new script.

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

Cooking can cure almost anything.

I had dance training from a very young age, 3 or 4... It taught me how to present myself, about preparation and working in an ensemble, and its something that carries with me to this day.