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

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" 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. "

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

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" I love Sam Mendes. He's a fantastic director. "

" Yes, I'm obsessed with health, which has been an interesting journey. I went down the raw-food diet route, but got ill. It was really hard, especially in Britain in winter, trying to survive on raw carrots. I became so ill and anemic, so I stopped that and became a vitamin junkie. I just ate lots of vegetables, exercised and breathed. "

" 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. "

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" Be open and honest, but perceptive to your boss's situation. That's my advice to graduates worried about working with a new boss. "

" 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. "

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

" I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I was brought up in Britain, and I'm very proud of my Britishness and my culture. "

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

" I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug. "

" 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? "

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

" I'm incredibly impatient; I'd like to be less so, and more content with the now. "

" 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. "

" 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 love Africa. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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" You don't need to follow trends to be stylish. "

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