Sophie Rundle

“You just hope each job is going to be as good as it possibly can be.”

“I've never had a mental break-down, where I've grappled with my own sense of religion, but I've definitely had my heart broken and fancied people I probably shouldn't have fancied and all that stuff.”

“My mum and dad aren't actors, but we all sit around doing impressions.”

“Some of my best friends now are from drama club.”

“I don't know. I feel really lucky. I've just got work in the way that I really enjoy working. That's not too much fuss. Just getting up and going on set every day.”

“It's ridiculous, the people I get to work with.”

“Loyalty, support, and 'the sisterhood' are there in spades in 'Jamestown.'”

“As a family, we'd watch films and talk about people on screen - what was good or bad and whether you believed them and their stories. I loved that.”

“I don't think I look like I do on the telly.”

“The joys of making a comedy are that it feels very playful and silly, and the energy is totally different because they want you to feel free enough to come out with something a bit mad.”

“It feels a lot freer doing a comedy.”

“I rarely get recognised. Almost never.”

“As a woman, you're expected to behave and model yourself in a certain way, but that's not right for everybody.”

“When people write about someone else, you have to take it with a pinch of salt.”

“I'd always wanted to act - since I starred in 'Alice in Wonderland' as a girl, that was it.”

“That's something I've been conscious of and want to make true in all jobs I do. It's important we have women at the front and centre.”