I try and avoid thinking of strategy and I tend to stick to my gun of doing things that I like and try to avoid things that I "should" be doing, and stay true to that.

I think for a long time it seemed like working in an art form and being a feminist meant portraying women in a perfect, angelic light. And there's nothing feminist about that.

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

You either are a good director or you're not.

You don't get roles like leading character in 'Christine' very often because people don't really like women on film to be unlikable. I think Christine is lovable, but I don't think she's likable. I think there's a fundamental difference. For me, those are the richest ones. Men have had a career of doing those kind of things.

I don't like talking about myself, if I'm honest.

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be an actor. It has just always been an inevitability on some level.