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

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" When we were doing 'Criminal Justice,' they were filming 'Clash of the Titans' nearby and we kept nicking off to their catering tent and going, 'Look what they've got!' "

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" 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 have recurring dreams about losing my temper, which become quite violent. I dread to think what that says about me. "

" People think I'm clever, which is hilarious. I'm like, 'When did this happen? People used to think I couldn't string a sentence together.' "

" When I'm going to work, I often stop and wonder how I've got here. I don't mean literally, but just thinking back to when I first had the idea of being an actress, it seemed so unreal, so unlikely. People like me just didn't become actresses. Every new job I get comes as shock. It's almost as if I'm waiting to be found out. "

" I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face. "

" Cooking, you can keep. I've not the slightest interest in it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think with 'Silk' there's something there for everyone: it's a legal drama, but it's human as well - you get to dip into the lives of the barristers and clerks. "

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

" I love hoovering. People go to therapists; I've got a Hoover. "

" Every job still feels like the first time. "

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

" I'm really unimaginative - once I like something, I fix on it. "

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

" It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective. "

" 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. "

" Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box. "

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

" We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified. "

" I'm unusual in that I've worked more as I've got older. "