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" The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester. "

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" Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice. "

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" L.A. is definitely a Marmite sort of place for me. I used to hate it, but now I love it. I think it really helps if you know the places and the restaurants and the nice bars to go to and if you have friends there. I've got some friends over there now, and they're not all actors, which is quite refreshing, and now I have a great time there. "

" Some people who meet me might think I starve myself, because there's such an assumption that being thin involves putting yourself through torture and punishing your body, but I'm just naturally skinny - you should watch me demolish a ploughman's lunch. "

" I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas. "

" I hardly ever missed school, and I always got my work in on time. I was a good student and always got top grades. "

" When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, but there's a safety there. "

" I'm a complete junky for lotions and potions! I love SkinCeuticles Hydrating B5 Gel; it's like a serum and I put it on my face, and immediately I can feel it. I put my moisturiser on top of that, and I just know that it's going in more. I can feel it working, and I love it. "

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" I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not. "

" I'm not a flying fan. I can't bear it. "

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