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" Getting older doesn't bother me. When I was 30, I thought I should have achieved more, but you get more comfortable and think it's time to stop putting pressure on yourself. "

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" Acting was a slow-burn thing. I found it was something I really, really liked doing, but it wasn't until my third year at drama school that I actually thought, 'Oh, right, I'm trained for this now; I'd better see if I can do it.' "

" I love rehearsing; it's the best part of the job. "

" Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job. "

" 'Pride And Prejudice' takes place in a similar period to 'Vanity Fair,' and yet there's a huge difference between Jane Austen and Thackeray. "

" I love my work, and I feel fortunate to be doing a job I love, but it isn't the centre of my life. "

" I've enjoyed all the work I've done, and I feel quite lucky that I haven't been playing sweet girls all the time. "

" Period drama is such a huge umbrella term: it seems to cover everything from Claudius to something from the 1920s. "

" I'm not cool at all. I'm the least cool person I know. "

" As an actor, I'm in such a privileged position because my work is job by job. If something doesn't fit in with family life, there's more flexibility. "

" I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.' "

" I've been very fortunate. "

" I know some people are really comfortable with talking about their feelings and hopes and fears in public, but I'm not, and I don't think it's that extraordinary. "

" You can finish the day's filming or the whole shoot or watch something months later and think you could have done it so much better. It's frustrating. "

" By the time I was 10, I had lived in 11 different countries. "

" It's funny landing parts now where I'm somebody's mum. I remember the first time I was asked to play a mum. I was easily old enough, but because I didn't have any children, I thought, 'That seems really grown-up.' "

" I know it sounds ridiculous, but I haven't quite got over the miracle that you plant things, and they do sprout up. "

" I really like working, the opportunity to work with good people and to play interesting parts. "

" I love acting. It's what I do, not what I am. "

" I have this sense of humour which is about as sophisticated as a seven-year-old schoolboy. I get very overexcited and silly. "

" It might be quite boring if you did something and thought it was perfect. "

" Being an actor does make you aware of your age. "

" I'm guilty of it myself, sort of thinking, 'Classic novels: snoozeville.' But there is a huge amount of wonderful material. "

" My family weren't actors, and we didn't know any actors. It wasn't even something I was aware you could do as a job. I thought you had to be a Redgrave or a Barrymore before you were allowed to go to drama school. "