I've obviously got one of those faces that people can forget.

I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep.

For a long time, I did feel aware that I wasnt pretty or bubbly enough. Nor was I sexy-looking.

What's exciting about theatre is observing human behaviour. You're constantly making judgments about body language, the physical, the emotional, the intellectual.

I've had so many experiences where everyone is very polite about each other's working process, which can lead to work where everyone seems to be in different plays.

I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It's about equality and equal treatment. It feels like a gut instinct.

I suppose one of the things that interest me about acting is unpicking what makes people tick and why they do what they do and what it means to be human.

I became hooked on 'In Treatment,' which was so finely written and performed. Such a simple idea, and yet it delved into very complex territory with real grace and humanity.

Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits.

Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street.