I Don't Know If I'm So Righteous.

On The Surface, It's Really Easy To Dismiss Certain Characters, But Sometimes You Find That The Most Interesting Parts Are Disappointingly Shallow. It's Your Job As An Actress To Pull That Person Apart, And Work Out Why They Act The Way That They Do.

Ever Since I Was Young, I've Read Austen And The Brontes. My Friends Laugh, But Those Books Are Always So Tragic And Wonderful - Those Stories, They're Just Incredible.

You Never Think You're As Old As You're Ever Going To Get.

Girls In Scripts Are Often Pretty But Brainless, Or Geeky And No One Likes Them, So It's Great To Find Richer Roles. Chalk And Cheese Aspects Of People Are Very Interesting To Play.

I Filmed 'albatross' Before I Got 'downton.' It's A Coming-of-age Movie About This Girl Who Leaps Into This Family's Life, Like A Whirlwind. She's Ballsy And Brash And Wonderful, It Was Such An Amazing Character To Play.