I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.

I don't know what I'd do if I had to look pretty all the time.

American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else.

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.

I wasn't frightened of people, but I didn't have a clue about the adult world.