I don't aspire to be a sex icon, I don't know why anyone would. It's an uncomfortable position to put yourself in... it's something that we all haven't really made our minds up about, and that's why we find it all so interesting.

My parents aren't really conformists.

I feel like I'm a professional storyteller, really. A lot of people say 'a truth teller,' and, if the writing supports it, that's what your aim is: to try and present people with a series of truths, and then they can make up their mind about those and whether they have any real credence or weight.

Depression is something I've lived with since I was a teenager.

The press made me something I really wasn't and I tried to live up to what they made me.

One of my favourite games as a child was to dress up and improvise. Acting seemed obvious.