It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective.
I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore.
It's interesting when people say, 'You always play strong women,' because as far as I'm concerned, women are strong. I think that's what women are. We have got that vulnerability, but we have got that strength. We are survivors.
When we were doing 'Criminal Justice,' they were filming 'Clash of the Titans' nearby and we kept nicking off to their catering tent and going, 'Look what they've got!'
If I dress up, I try to wear something that's still a bit me, but then I regret it when I see that everyone else has dressed up more and looks amazing.
Sometimes it feels like the feminist movement never happened.
If I feel like if there's a few too many people on that path with me, then I want to jump off and find another one.
For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton.
I get very irate with actors when they talk about how distressing it all is. I mean, it's only acting. Please.
Every job still feels like the first time.
My favourite outfit is a giant bunny suit. I wore it in a music video for 'Are You One?' by the Chanteuse & the Crippled Claw and got to keep it.
I think an actor's process should be very personal and private, and sometimes I have thought, 'Oh, please, put it away now.'
Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be.
I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure.
I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult.