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" Acting has always been such escapism for me. "
Been
Me
Escapism
" As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters. "
Change
Work
You
" At my school, Shakespeare wasn't on the syllabus - at least not for me. "
School
Shakespeare
Me
" Auditioning is a horrible experience because you know you are being absolutely scrutinized and judged. There are days where you can do it and days where it's just not happening, and I feel like that's how it is with all artists; you have some days it kind of works. "
You
Know
Experience
" Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster. "
Pinnacle
Some
Being
" Every job feels like my first. "
Like
First
Feels
" I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up. "
Because
I Can
Lights
" I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men. "
Men
Real
Work
" I don't want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares? "
Fashion
Who
Where
" I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it. "
Being
Without
Acting
" I hate to say that my mother was 'just a housewife', because in addition to that she has had lots of part-time secretarial jobs in factories and hospitals, always working really hard for our family. "
Mother
Say
Hate
" I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks. "
Love
Risks
Play
" I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies. "
Play
Strong
Women
" I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury. "
Enough
Think
Luxury
" I'm not a show-off; I'm not an exhibitionist. "
Exhibitionist
" I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl. "
Comedy
Kind
High
" I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom. "
Artist
Someone
Freedom
" I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady. "
Emotions
You
Drawing
" It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile. "
Group
Work
Smile
" I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines. "
Wish
Magazines
Appear
" Literally, I don't know where life is gonna go from one day to the next, and that's as exciting as it is tiring. "
Life
One Day
Go
" My dad is such a good man, hard-working. "
Good
A Good Man
Dad
" My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility. "
Believe
You
Me
" My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me. "
Go
Personal
Back
" Obviously, education is hugely important, along with healthcare. They're the basics and you're hurting your own country if you don't pour money into them. "
Own
You
Education
" Theatre is where my heart is. It's where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that's what I want to come back to. "
Best
Back
Heart
" The British theatre and establishment is so hard to penetrate, and there are so many talented people involved in it. So, to be counted among some of those actresses... It doesn't get better than that. "
Involved
People
Theatre
" The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are. "
Reason
People
Understand
" There is a part of me that is not fulfilled by acting. It is a self-involved life; it can feel shallow, but not very often. "
Feel
Acting
Shallow
" We live in a celebrity-obsessed society. "
Society
Live
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