One of the saddest aspects for me about filming in South Africa was that the real inequalities are still very much in place - and those are economic inequalities.

To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.

When I have finished a job, done all the promotion, and it's been received well. Then I can allow myself the luxury of a break, and chilling out with my family and friends, and taking a nice break knowing I've done a good job.

I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.

Kids should be naughty and go through that rebellious phase I didn't have.

I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.

People have very strong opinions about how their national icons should be played.