A biography for Emily Berringtonhasn’t been written yet.
“I worry that if you see a row of self-checkouts, you think, 'That all used to be jobs and real people.'”
“You imagine that, going into such a huge American series, you will come up against a lot of egos, but it was the complete opposite on '24,' a dream team.”
“I've taken that with me since working with him; in order to be William Hurt, you have use every moment like he does.”
“'Humans' would definitely score really well on the Bechdel test - the one that tracks how well represented women are in drama.”
“I really enjoy working with people who have come into this industry for what I think are really admirable reasons. People who really want to tell brilliant stories and do it in the most effective way possible.”
“I literally can't talk without moving hands.”
“I've been reading a lot about what the Internet does to our brains.”
“You meet people and go, 'We're going to be friends forever!' then you get home and can't even remember their name.”
“Even things like supermarket self-checkouts, they do mean people's jobs go. It's always worth thinking about the implications of things. Just because something's easier, it doesn't mean that it's the right thing to do.”
“I had a brilliant trip to Mexico with my friend Ellie during my gap year. We thought we were being really cool and going off the beaten track while all our friends went to Thailand and Australia. The first beachside bar we walked into - there were two girls from my sixth form in there.”
“I'm old and boring in London and get really tired around midnight. But in Berlin, I had this new lease of life because there's something electric about the place.”
“I'm really rubbish with technology; I'm super backward! I think I got a mobile phone last out of all my friends. I really worried about people being able to get hold of me at any time - I really hated that idea.”
“You don't want to disappoint, or feel like you're trying to recreate the magic of something.”
“I definitely, really appreciate that quality that humans like to show constantly, even without saying anything, that they're with you and they're processing something.”
“I never thought I'd end up doing comedy, but actually, it's been something I've really relished the challenge of and ended up doing quite a bit of.”
“As far as I'm aware, you can't tell if something is going to be successful. Brilliant scripts often don't get picked up, and terrible ones do all the time!”
“There's a fine line between something saving you time and replacing a bit of you that could be useful. I've certainly become more and more aware of that.”
“I've never loved a character as much as I do Niska. The way she's been written is so complex, with huge amounts of light and dark. It's a really satisfying challenge to play someone who is superhuman in their intelligence and physical ability but completely naive when it comes to certain aspects of life.”
“I was not a queen bee, ever.”
“Little girls as children, I think, are expected to behave better. If a boy's naughty at school, he's a little bit cheeky and mischievous. If a girl's naughty, she's trouble.”