I Enjoy Doing An Action Scene. I'm

My Mum Says That I Was Born 45, And I Do Remember At Six Thinking That I Should Be Earning My Own Living.

It's A Difficult Thing When You Try And Make A Film Of A Book That You Really Love. You Have About Two Hours To Tell The Story, And It's Never Going To Be Enough.

I Am A Slow Reader. I Always Loved Words, Which Is A Strange Thing Given That I Couldn't Actually Read Them

I Think I Always Disappoint People, Because They Always Expect Someone Very Pretty. Very Done. There’s So Much Pressure To Be Thin, Blonde And Busty. I’m Skinny, But Even I Couldn’t Fit Into Some Of The Clothes In L.a! In A Funny Kind Of Way, I Think You Create It Yourself. I Think It’s Much Better To Go With The Flow And Embrace Your Body, Whatever Shape It Is, And Just Be Happy.

I Love Costume Dramas, I Love Performing In Them, Because In A Funny Kind Of Way, You Feel More Free. You Know About The Period, You Can Read The Books, You Can See The Paintings, But You've Never Actually Going To Know What It Was Like. You Can Kind Of Stretch Those Boundaries A Bit.