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

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" I'm very independent, probably quite selfish, and like being able to disappear at the drop of a hat without having to explain myself - most men would find that a pain, wouldn't they? "

" 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 joined the Communist Party when I was 18. When I was 10, there was the miners' strike, and the Cold War was going on; it was quite a potent time to get involved in politics. I got involved through my grandfather, who was a member. "

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

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" They always said to me that I needed to be more feminine. I think it's so wrong. Being boisterous doesn't mean you are not feminine. "

" My kind of work is very intense. The trouble with me is that I completely fling myself into it. I get giddy. I get terrible crushes on jobs. "

" I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is. "

" I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe. "

" We take things at face value, don't we? You form an opinion about something immediately, but you ought to step back a bit. Take in the vista first. "

" The 'Bolton News' is the best place for online comments. They say I'm an absolute idiot and a communist anarchist. I was never an anarchist; I was a communist! "

" After my mum and dad got divorced, I was entitled to free school dinners, but my mum said, 'Under no circumstances,' because she was proud. "

" As I've got older, I've got slightly more fussy. You've got less time; you need to use it wisely. "

" When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable. "

" 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. "

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" There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare - none that I'd be desperate to play. "