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" 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. "

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Work

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think an actor's process should be very personal and private, and sometimes I have thought, 'Oh, please, put it away now.' "

" People will always respond to high-class drama. "

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

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Kid

Always

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Run

Big

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For me, politics is about passion. It doesn't matter what you know; it's your actions that count. I meet people who say they're socialists, and that's not what they carry out in their everyday life. "

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

" If I feel like if there's a few too many people on that path with me, then I want to jump off and find another one. "

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Feel

People

" Sometimes the darker the work, the more fun you can have. "

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Darker

Fun

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" When I graduated, I was my biggest ever: 15 stone, with a boyfriend - my first - of just 11 stone. I was 23 years old. It wasn't just affecting my career: it was a health issue as well. "

" I must admit I don't usually buy a daily paper, although I will get one if there's an interview I want to read. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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