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

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" 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 not a fan of reality TV. "

" For me, politics is about passion. It doesn't matter what you know; it's your actions that count. I meet people who say they're socialists, and that's not what they carry out in their everyday life. "

" There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare - none that I'd be desperate to play. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I've always fancied being a bit of warrior, on a horse swinging a sword around, sorting out the men... Oh yes, that sounds lovely. "

" Everybody's in a situation; everybody has a story. It's about finding out why. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" In my 20s, I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop. "

" I know I sometimes come across as being quite dismissive about acting. But I'm not. It's like people reading their diaries in public. I don't want to talk about how I create characters. I find it self-indulgent. "

" 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! "

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

" I look up to the older generation of men - Arthur Scargill, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn - but my main role model has been my step-granddad Jim. He's brilliant, very political, quite eccentric. "

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

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

" 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. "

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" I was a tomboy. I had a pudding-bowl haircut; I wore big Doc Martens and dungarees. "

" I think people expect me to dress a bit like Veronica from 'Shameless,' in vest tops and denim skirts. "

" 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. "