Talulah Riley

“'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.”

“I believe in honesty and integrity, having a belief system that you've thought through and then stick to. I believe in being creative and contributing, and I believe in taking a stand against injustice that you encounter in everyday life and not being idle in that respect.”

“Ideally, I would like to play roles in as many classics as possible: 'Rebecca,' 'Hedda Gabler.' I'm fond of a corset.”

“Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to give you answers to the meaning of existence, but it didn't: It was basically a semantics game.”

“I've been an actress for years, and I've worked with one female director. Statistically it's less than 7% or 12% - I mean, it's low, not representative. So, hopefully, more women will be given opportunities to direct, or create opportunities to direct themselves.”

“I fantasised about becoming an author and wrote my first book at 18 - an introspective novel set in the 1920s.”

“I'm terribly, horribly shy.”

“Yoga is the one L.A. thing I actually like.”

“Along with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline.”

“The writers who inspire me most are all women: Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, Margaret Mitchell and Emily and Charlotte Bronte. As for contemporary novels, one of my favourites is 'Everyone Brave is Forgiven' by Chris Cleave. It's the sort of book to read if you've fallen out of love with reading - it reminds you just how brilliant novels can be.”

“Boys are like puppies, but the thing I find terrifying is how do you steer them?”

“I would literally do anything for Richard Curtis. Anything.”

“'Westworld' is going to be incredible, and the production line is amazing. That was really nice because Lisa Nolan, who is in charge there, is fabulous and is a great example of a woman doing that role. So that was great, and she's amazing - an incredible writer and fantastic to work with.”

“I was a real daydreamer at school, gazing out of the window and losing myself in imaginary worlds.”

“When I was a little girl, I told everyone I was going to marry a very clever scientist and have ten children. I would always draw the children, and they included blond-haired twin boys whom I named Theodore and Frederick: Teddy and Freddy for short.”

“I didn't intend to be an actress. It was one of many things I was interested in, and it just took off. I was an actress between the ages of 18 and 22, and it was a wonderful, fun thing to do, but it wasn't what I intended long term. I parked acting a long time ago.”

“Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.”

“As a child, I loved story books and wanted to be in them so desperately and live the stories.”

“I don't drink tea or coffee. I'm like a child: I like fruit juices and sodas and creamy hot chocolate.”

“My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.”