I'd like to rescue people in trouble, like Superman.

When you're hiding behind a character all the time, as soon as you have to be yourself, you feel kind of terrified.

I'm grateful to be working. The most exciting thing for me is that I never get bored - I've done comedy, drama, musical theatre and now Shakespeare.

I certainly never get above my station - my family would soon slap me back down to earth.

I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.

Maybe I'm going from that tomboy-ish state to feeling a bit more womanly. I've enjoyed wearing some fancy frocks. It's nice once in a while.

Not having gone to drama school, I always feel like a bit of a fraud, but so far it looks as though I've not been found out.