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“A few things make a person stylish: honesty, imagination with a sprinkling of humour. I still keep an eye on trends, but I don't follow them any more.”
“We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified.”
“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 think people expect me to dress a bit like Veronica from 'Shameless,' in vest tops and denim skirts.”
“You don't want to bash viewers over the head with a blunt message or lecture them - they'd soon get bored with that.”
“The films, the music, the telly that I like is always a little bit more on the margins.”
“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 think you can tell a lot by someone's footwear - cowboy boots would put me off, as would a man in Ugg boots or Crocs.”
“When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable.”
“Crying does not equal good acting.”
“I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face.”
“I think with 'Silk' there's something there for everyone: it's a legal drama, but it's human as well - you get to dip into the lives of the barristers and clerks.”
“People will always respond to high-class drama.”
“For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton.”
“I was a tomboy. I had a pudding-bowl haircut; I wore big Doc Martens and dungarees.”
“I'm quite cautious in most areas of my life, but I'm always happy to gamble when it comes to acting. I'm not frightened of falling on my face.”
“What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.”
“People think I'm clever, which is hilarious. I'm like, 'When did this happen? People used to think I couldn't string a sentence together.'”
“I'm not a fan of reality TV.”
“I'm really unimaginative - once I like something, I fix on it.”