As a kid, I really loved 'Jane Eyre,' I used to fantasise that the past was so much better and my lifetime was crap.

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 love science fiction. I read a lot of science fiction.

I get quite disappointed that we're still telling stories that I think are problematic in terms of what they're saying about women.

I love '30 Rock.' Absolutely love it. It's a game-changing show.

A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a performer.

The advent of digitally enhancing images - and the fact that actresses weren't protesting against that - created an environment where big corporations felt like they had total ownership over the bodies of actresses.