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" The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't. "

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" I love doing a film with a new bunch of people. "

" When you go somewhere like Kenya and you see how the children don't have pencils and pens, and all of these things are considered luxuries, and what a privilege they see education as and how hungry they are to learn, I wanted to give my brother and sister long lectures. That definitely stayed with me. "

" As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it. "

" My mum believes in me almost more than I believe in myself. "

" I'm totally in love with Jane Austen and have always been in love with Jane Austen. I did my dissertation at university on black people in eighteenth-century Britain - so I'd love to do a Jane Austen-esque film but with black people. "

" There weren't really any visible men in my family when I was growing up, but of course there have been men in my life, wonderful men. "

" It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are. "

" I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl. "

" There are certain expectations that are put on you as a child actor, but mainly it's just turn up and say your lines with a lot of energy and a cute smile. "

" Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case. "

" I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?' "

" I would never wear anything too revealing. I'm not a fan of dresses where you look nude... I think that looks a bit desperate. "

" Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer. "

" Kids should be naughty and go through that rebellious phase I didn't have. "

" I was too much of an innocent when I went to university. "

" I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that. "

" I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower. "

" When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week. "

" Make-up is an extension of your clothes. "

" I'm not the greatest driver. I don't know if I'll ever master the art. "

" I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock. "

" I don't why I was bullied. I was quite shy and skinny. Very nerdy, very bookwormish. I think I was just a target. "

" For some reason, I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out. "

" Getting to travel around the world and go to glamorous locations is certainly not what I had as a kid. "

" To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful. "

" We eat food all the time and don't really understand what goes into something like bread. "

" I think the role of the Bond woman has changed so much over the years that it now doesn't follow a typical archetypical view. Before, it was very much a beautiful woman who didn't contribute much and who usually ended up getting killed or was arm candy for Bond. But now the women in a Bond movie have so much more to offer. "

" I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop. "

" What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching. "

" The ethos of most films is that you make a film, you exploit the community, you exploit the environment, and it's OK because you made a great film, you know? "