On Film Sets I Can See Everyone,

I Did Wall Street, And Then Everything That Happened With An Education Took Me Up Until March. I Didn't Want To Work During That Because There Was Just So Much Stuff. I Didn't Realize You Had To Go To So Many Parties. It Was A Nightmare! I Had To Go To All These Parties! The Glamour!

I Didn't Want To Do A Costume Drama. It's A Great Thing To Do, But I've Done Them, And I Didn't Want To Do The Same Thing Again. Of Course, Costume Dramas Can Be From All Different Eras, But At The Time, I Just Felt Very Sure That I Didn't Want To Be Boxed In As An English Actress. I Wanted To Be An Actress, Rather Than An English Actress.

It Was My Dream For Years... To Train. Dominic [cooper] Went And He's Doing Alright. But Some People Don't Go And Do Brilliantly. Although I Think There Are Things I Missed From Not Having Trained. I Think I'd Be More Confident On Stage Had I Gone Because I Think It Means You're Equipped With Better Vocal Training And Things Like That.

I Never Sit In A Cinema And Go, "ah! I Want To Be In That Film!"

People Always Say, "you Played Such A Strong Character." I Remember Someone Said That To Me When I Played A Role In Shame, And She Was A Suicidal Mess. I Said, "she's Not Strong At All; She's Incredibly Weak." But "strong" To People Means "real." It Means You Believe That's A Person Who Exists, As Opposed To Some Two-dimensional Depiction Of Women.