I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end.

There is a lot of hype about drama school, I think.

Drama school is a pretty intense experience, and I think it changes who you are.

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.

I think some period drama can be quite alienating, but 'Downton' isn't. This is going to sound quite, um, pretentious, but someone said that it's like a soap written by a poet.

'Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the part that everyone wants, but Iago's wife Emilia is the one I've always been drawn to.