The most uncomfortable costumes have been when you've had to wear a corset.
I'd like to have a solid, classy career with a good CV of work. I want to be known for acting, not my personal life. Women like Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet - they're intelligent and sophisticated. I want to be given those opportunities.
Wow, I think you grow all the time when you're working. You start the job and by the end of it, if it's a long one, you kind of say, 'My God, I was so different at the start of this job.' I always feel like I've changed for the better with each one.
Now when people say, 'Oh, you're going to be such a big star!' I simply don't listen.
I just want to be known for the work I do, not my personal life or what I'm wearing.
I'm aware of being pigeonholed in those period drama roles. But, I do love them at the same time.
I love doing stunts. It's so much fun.
There is a lot of hype about drama school, I think.
Well, Mom and Dad are both actors, and I've spent a lot of time watching my mom on stage and a lot of time on set with my dad, so it was very much a part of my growing up.
I never trust anything that can be captured in 2 takes.
I remember when I was younger. Dad's agent came round, and I asked if she would represent me. She didn't represent children at the time, but I wouldn't let her leave the house until she agreed. I've always been quite headstrong.
I'm one of those people who loves love. I'm fascinated by it: what it does to us, how it messes us up.
There are now superhero movies fronted by women, and I think directors generally are moving away from that stereotypical woman's role that is just about being flirted with by a man before falling into his arms.
I'm not interested in being the damsel in distress; I want someone who has her own storyline and her own mission - not a woman who, to use a comedy term, is just there to provide the feed line to someone else's joke.
They always call 'Poldark' a 'bodice-ripper,' but I don't think a single bodice has ever been ripped.
When you are being flown for a big movie, you are always looked after well.
Both London and New York are brilliant for theatre.
I love Paris.
After filming the first season of 'Poldark,' I went with the cast on a trip to Iceland. We started off in Reykjavik and then went into the mountains and swam in naturally heated pools.
I am so lucky to do the job I do.
