My mother is brilliant; she's the best person in the world and keeps me grounded.

I know people from working with them on films, but they're not the ones I would meet up with... I'm just a normal person!

I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.

I don't let other people tell me what to do. Well, unless it's my mum.

My mom keeps me grounded and all that. She makes me do chores.

I'm quite a slow reader. It can take me quite a while to get though a book.