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" Music is a huge inspiration to my style. I first got into it when I was 10: the new wave mod scene. "

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" 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. "

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

" Food is important in working out a character. How she eats is a window into her temperament. If I think she likes her food, I'll put on a few pounds, or lose a few if she lives on her nerves. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I've always had pop-star crushes. I had a huge crush on Ian Brown. "

" As a human, if you're in a scary situation, you pretty much forget about everything else! You just try and survive. "

" 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. "

" The women I play don't sit in the corner eating lettuce leaves and talking about what designer shoes they have. "

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

" We need a wider sense of community because we're all on the same planet. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a big techphobe. Someone else helps me run my Twitter; I wouldn't be able to trust myself. "

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

" 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. "

" Unfortunately, at the end of the day, when you watch yourself on the screen, you are always you. "

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

" Crying does not equal good acting. "

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

" 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. "

" The films, the music, the telly that I like is always a little bit more on the margins. "

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

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

" I think you can tell a lot by someone's footwear - cowboy boots would put me off, as would a man in Ugg boots or Crocs. "

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

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