You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to.

I think it took a long time for me to realise that as much as I respect reviews and do engage with reviewers as a viewer of the theatre, television and film it's really unhelpful. Even if people make perceptive and interesting comments about your performance, it is so subjective and you will come in and change what you do, you can't help it.

I think it is kind of important to direct someone so the character is appealing, but, as an actress, I find it frustrating because I think, "Why do I have to be more likable than a man would have to be saying the same line?"

I get grumpy about the innate conservatism of our tastes; I love bold theatre, and I get annoyed when a heritage piece is really successful.

Films about women and their concerns are seen as frivolous, limited and, most damaging of all, niche.

I wish I was a more adventurous person in a way. But actually, security is a really big deal for me.

I don't really want to play parts that I think are not fully developed or fleshed out, especially with female roles.