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" As much as I'd love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying. "

" I admire my mother for being a single mum. It's ridiculously hard. "

" I auditioned for a musical, and I can't sing. It was a kid's film musical, not a stage show, so I thought I could get away with it. "

" I come from a very loving, stable background where I've been persuaded to just be myself and anything is possible. "

Anything Is Possible

" I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to act. So I transferred to the Open University, because I could do it all online. By that point, I had admitted to myself that I had the acting bug. "

" I'd like to continue acting as long as I enjoy it. "

" I'd love to do more independent films. "

" I don't have any massive ambitions to be a movie star. "

" I don't really have any strategy for my career. "

" I enjoy flitting around between hair colours. I find it fascinating when people think I'm naturally blonde, as I've only been blonde for about two seconds. People pay more attention to you as a blonde; it's also easier for people to assume you're a ditsy young actress. Of course, I am a ditsy young actress - well, maybe not ditsy. "

" I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects - independent films and big studio epics as well. I'd love to be able to do a mixture. "

" I'm developing a little crush on Michael Fassbender. Really unoriginal. "

" I'm very lucky, as I've never ever felt any pressure from any producer to lose weight, whereas a lot of actresses have. "

" I seem to play a lot of troubled kids. "

" It's always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene. "

" I've got a massive actor girl crush on Carey Mulligan, so I'd love to be buddies with her. She just oozes this joyful, natural innocence and always brings a nice emotional depth to her character. "

" I was so tiny when my parents split up that I can't remember them ever being together. That was never an issue, as I guess I never went through the trauma of them splitting up. "

" Jack Thorne writes so well for messed-up teenage girls. "

" Long scenes of emotion are quite difficult - you've got to build up to them and make sure you're in the right emotional space. "

" 'The Borgias' is quite good because it does stick quite steadfastly to historical fact, so a lot of people who are interested in the historical element will love watching it, but they were also a ridiculously dramatic family. "

" The media was completely influential in the rise and fall of Bonnie and Clyde. "

" To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting. "

" True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey. "

" When I was younger, I was always being told I had a period face, but 'Bel Ami' was my first shot at it. "

" When you're a child, you take things for granted. For instance, my mum didn't have a lot of money, but I went to piano, ballet and gymnastics lessons, and tae kwon do. "

" You'll always end up filling out a character. It might be with aspects of yourself. "

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