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" God, I used to have really skinny-crap eyebrows. They were such an ugly disaster. "

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" For girls growing up, sometimes I think they get the wrong idea for what women should look like. "

" It's weird when you get roles that coincide with your life. "

" I think I feel most like a princess when I'm sort of bursting with happiness and love, so whether that would be, like, with my boyfriend or my family or at a really fun party - just when you're full of life. "

" The world of the flapper - live free, wild and young - that energy is intoxicating. It's nice to inject that into the more controlled 'Downton' way of living. "

" I treated myself to a £700 Chloe bag after one of my first acting jobs. Then my friends pointed out that, for the same money, I could buy a flight to India. So I took it back. "

" The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts. "

" I love putting on a red lip. I don't do it so much for events - somehow, I don't seem to get it right - but when I just go to the pub or to a restaurant or something, I just put a red lip on. "

" To be honest, when I was growing up - I think it's because of Kate Winslet and 'Titanic' - I always wanted to do period. "

" I love London, but I love traveling, and I don't think I'll be here forever. Possibly, I'd like to move to New York and do a play in New York. "

" I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an excellent Olympic runner. We trained five times a week; running, circuits, weights, working out in the gym, and on the track. It was an insane time. "

" There are other things I want to focus on rather than staying in shape. "

" People talk a lot about, 'You're a Disney princess! You're Cinderella!' and this and that. But for me, it's all about the fact that I worked with Cate Blanchett and was directed by Kenneth Branagh. That's the 'Cinderella' story for me. "

" I love clothes but it's a struggle for me to get out of jeans and a baggy jumper. "

" I thought it'd be interesting to play an off-centre character who doesn't have to be pretty. "

" I'm such a geek now with princesses. It's pathetic. "

" I loved fairy tales growing up. "

" I played Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I remember thinking it's incredible to see all the actresses in the past that've played her. It's quite strengthening. You feel a part of the family of actresses going through and giving something of themselves to the role. "

" When the board games came out of the cupboard when I was a kid, I had to beat my two brothers every time. "

" Top athletes are like warriors. "

" I really have been lucky because I've always had a very healthy attitude to my body. "

" My mom passed down to me her old Levi's denim jacket. When I left it on a plane, I was devastated. I've never been able to find anything with quite the same cool, faded look. "

" I think everyone can feel like an outsider. I know I have. I've always felt like one. "

" You have to pretend to be cool, which I never am. "

" My dad did every single accent under the sun, and he would read bedtime stories. "

" The greatest thing is that usually the auditions you think are bad are the ones you get. "

" I have an amazing stylist; she's called Rebecca Corbin Murray... I go around to her living room, and it's sort of exploding with dresses, and we go through them all, and she's so good at picking things she knows I'll like, and we work together. She's taught me absolutely everything; she's brilliant. "

" I think our sense as actors of what we've just done - whether or not it be in an audition - is usually really not connected to any truth. I'm always asking for more takes and more goes. I think I just need to shut up and listen. "

" Ultimately, 'Cinderella' is the story of the underdog. You root for her in this fairytale; the girl who has nothing, deserves so much more, and gets it. "

" It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, 'We're equal to men!' "

" I used to go to musicals every birthday - that was my birthday present. We'd go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw 'Mamma Mia' about five times. "