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" I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment. "

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" For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton. "

" You want to go to your deathbed saying, 'I didn't sell out.' But it's a tough business to keep to what you believe in and get through and do well. "

" Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind. "

" It's interesting when people say, 'You always play strong women,' because as far as I'm concerned, women are strong. I think that's what women are. We have got that vulnerability, but we have got that strength. We are survivors. "

" I think, as a woman, you've got to make so many sacrifices. "

" I love 'Splash!' and 'Take Me Out.' Not that I'd ever do 'Splash!' It's the parading on British TV in a swimming costume I couldn't handle. "

" I think people expect me to dress a bit like Veronica from 'Shameless,' in vest tops and denim skirts. "

" I left the North when I was 21 to go to drama school in London, and I stayed there 12 years. "

" I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure. "

" I reckoned my accent and class would count against me; I didn't see actresses as being working-class. "

" I care about my work, but I don't care about getting it wrong. The more you do, the more you realise nobody's going to die. "

" I used to think the store detective had followed me all the way home and would knock on the door and go, 'Hello, is this your daughter? She's got three blue lipsticks and a moisturiser from Boots in her bag.' We just used to nick crap. Not even stuff we wanted. "

" I've always fancied being a bit of warrior, on a horse swinging a sword around, sorting out the men... Oh yes, that sounds lovely. "

" Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be. "

" I went to the Old Bailey, and I met a judge, and I was petrified, but they were like, 'Oh, you're an actor, well, great.' It was a bit like we're cut from the same cloth a little bit. "

" I was a tomboy. I had a pudding-bowl haircut; I wore big Doc Martens and dungarees. "

" If I dress up, I try to wear something that's still a bit me, but then I regret it when I see that everyone else has dressed up more and looks amazing. "

" I actually used to compete at show-jumping when I was a young'un. "

" I wasn't an obvious actress in any sense of the word. "

" If I were to appear in a programme like 'Sex and the City,' I'm sure I'd be cast as the downtrodden one staying at home and having seven children while the others jet-setted around the world. "

" We shouldn't still be asking, 'Have you got children? Why've you not got children? Ooh, you must have children!' Bog off, d'you know what I mean? "

" Everybody's in a situation; everybody has a story. It's about finding out why. "

" I was told, 'Your career's made by what you don't do,' and that always stuck with me. I drive my agent mad! "

" At drama school, I was told, 'Lay off the chips, or you'll never play Juliet.' Sometimes, in the stock room of the set of 'Dinnerladies,' I'd put away three or four Mars bars while waiting for a scene. Then, at 24, I lost five stone. "

" What's wrong with wanting the best for everybody? "

" A few things make a person stylish: honesty, imagination with a sprinkling of humour. I still keep an eye on trends, but I don't follow them any more. "

" I'm not a fan of reality TV. "

" I don't have massive ambitions to be anywhere other than in this country doing good work. "

" I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult. "