Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.

I think that period dramas just need zombies.

When people feel good, they look good.

I don't like seeing celebs looking too skinny, I love it when they look healthy and comfortable in their bodies and embrace their curves.

I really want to play interesting roles, but you want to work, so it's a balancing game.

I love clothes but it's a struggle for me to get out of jeans and a baggy jumper.

The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies.

Boarding school in Tring was a bit of a bubble that burst when I went to Hackney to go to drama school.

My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

I really have been lucky because I've always had a very healthy attitude to my body.

At drama school, we were taught to write down your dreams and carry them around in your wallet with you, and they'll come true, but I didn't do that.

Such indeed was her image, that neither could Shakespeare describe, nor Hogarth paint, nor Clive act, a fury in higher perfection.

Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen.

I stay away from churches in which I feel like I have to pretend I'm a better person than I am. That sort of thing moves my faith backwards.

Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.

It must be a prospect pleasing to God Himself to see His creation forever beautifying in His eyes, and drawing nearer Him by greater degrees of resemblance.

What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size of the soul. I think there are cases where the trade would do.

I love these pet names," she said, gazing soulfully up into his eyes, "Nitwit. Sap skull. Termagant. How they make my heart flutter!

It's best to give while your hand is still warm.

...high end does not necessarily equal high price. It's a matter of attitude.

The greatest privilege God gives to you is the freedom to approach Him at any time.