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

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

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

" When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 remember when New Labour got in. I was at Salford Tech studying drama, and everyone was jumping up and down, and I was so upset, I went to a phone box and called my granddad. "

" 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? "

" I didn't have my first serious boyfriend until I was 23. Then after that, I went out with a guy I'd been best friends with all through drama school. "

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

" I am an actor. I love acting, and I absolutely love what I do, but I don't want it to be every waking hour. "

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

" I think all things are political... How women are portrayed - that's a big thing for me. What is this role trying to say about women? Is this woman weak or victimised, and, if so, do we get to understand why? "

" 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! "

" Sometimes it feels like the feminist movement never happened. "

" The first posh meal out I had was on my 10th birthday. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

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

" I do, in a strange way, care deeply what people think. "

" My favourite outfit is a giant bunny suit. I wore it in a music video for 'Are You One?' by the Chanteuse & the Crippled Claw and got to keep it. "