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

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" If I were to appear in a programme like 'Sex and the City,' I'm sure I'd be cast as the downtrodden one staying at home and having seven children while the others jet-setted around the world. "

" 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. "

" Every job still feels like the first time. "

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

" I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore. "

" I went to the Old Bailey, and I met a judge, and I was petrified, but they were like, 'Oh, you're an actor, well, great.' It was a bit like we're cut from the same cloth a little bit. "

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

" When we were doing 'Criminal Justice,' they were filming 'Clash of the Titans' nearby and we kept nicking off to their catering tent and going, 'Look what they've got!' "

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

" What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female. "

" I get very irate with actors when they talk about how distressing it all is. I mean, it's only acting. Please. "

" I must admit I don't usually buy a daily paper, although I will get one if there's an interview I want to read. "

" I care about my work, but I don't care about getting it wrong. The more you do, the more you realise nobody's going to die. "

" I used to think the store detective had followed me all the way home and would knock on the door and go, 'Hello, is this your daughter? She's got three blue lipsticks and a moisturiser from Boots in her bag.' We just used to nick crap. Not even stuff we wanted. "

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

" 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. "

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

" At drama school, I was told, 'Lay off the chips, or you'll never play Juliet.' Sometimes, in the stock room of the set of 'Dinnerladies,' I'd put away three or four Mars bars while waiting for a scene. Then, at 24, I lost five stone. "

" We shouldn't still be asking, 'Have you got children? Why've you not got children? Ooh, you must have children!' Bog off, d'you know what I mean? "

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

" When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor. "

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

" My kind of work is very intense. The trouble with me is that I completely fling myself into it. I get giddy. I get terrible crushes on jobs. "

" I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult. "

" We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified. "

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

" I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure. "