Naomie Harris

“At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive.”

“When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week.”

“I really, really love Daniel Craig as Bond.”

“I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.”

“I would never wear anything too revealing. I'm not a fan of dresses where you look nude... I think that looks a bit desperate.”

“Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It's tough trying to fit in when you're a kid; then you become an adult and you think, 'I'm just going to be myself and either they accept it or they don't.' But you know what? I like me, and that's the most important thing.”

“The Windrush era is a very important part of British history as it helps us understand how and why we became the multicultural society we are today, and also helps us understand the history of race relations in this country.”

“I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!”

“Getting to travel around the world and go to glamorous locations is certainly not what I had as a kid.”

“I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.”

“Make-up is an extension of your clothes.”

“I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'”

“I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl.”

“I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.”

“I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.”

“The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.”

“I'm totally in love with Jane Austen and have always been in love with Jane Austen. I did my dissertation at university on black people in eighteenth-century Britain - so I'd love to do a Jane Austen-esque film but with black people.”

“For some reason, I just lack that ability to be embarrassed about going up to people. I even do it for friends if they want to ask someone out.”

“To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.”

“I love Africa.”