I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa when he was a prisoner of war, while my nana, Mary, was a Land Girl, then a Wren. They were so independent, resilient and glamorous.
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When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.
I certainly never saw myself as posh.
I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.
I have two sisters, and we are the best of friends.
I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.
I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.
If I'm tweeting about being somewhere, and I haven't replied to somebody's email from three days ago, that's quite rude.
No one goes through life thinking that they're the best friend of the lead character.
I've been really lucky because I've managed to become wonderful friends with a handful of very talented British designers. Christopher Kane has become one of my very good friends - also Erdem. Jonathan Saunders is another brilliant talent who's very kind. We all hang out.
My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.
As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!
I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
I don't really get recognised very much.
I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.
I'm from Southampton.
I'm not recognised much at all.
I'm rubbish at Twitter.
In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.
It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
Sometimes we do things that are really awful.
The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know what's around the corner.
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