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" Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped. "

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" I saw Cate Blanchett in 'Big and Small,' and it was mind-blowing. The fact that she can do theatre and is also a huge movie star is really exciting. "

" 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!' "

" Top athletes are like warriors. "

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

" My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was 'Just William.' It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel. "

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

" It's so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions. "

" I'm a real hoarder. "

" I'm learning a lot about how to be one of the 'good' actors. You'd hope that it's natural to be a good person, and kind, but I'm learning how to deal with long, sometimes boring days. "

" Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired. "

" In anything, I always give my all. I'm not a good loser. "

" It's hard to see yourself as a princess because it involves a huge leap of the imagination and sort of requires you to believe you can be that, which is a scary, weird thing. "

" It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice. "

" When people feel good, they look good. "

" At drama school, we were taught to write down your dreams and carry them around in your wallet with you, and they'll come true, but I didn't do that. "

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

" I loved fairy tales growing up. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" I think Beyonce always looks great. "

" I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did 'Enchanted' and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, 'I'm off duty. I'm an off-duty princess', and I thought that was quite sweet. "

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

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" For exams, I swotted so hard because I couldn't bear the thought of not coming first. "

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

" 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. "

" Corsets are always hard to wear. "