When I left EastEnders, I could have earned an absolute fortune from sexy calendars, shoots for lads' mags, fitness videos and reality shows. But I always turned them down.

I just believe that sometimes in life you're like a shark - you have to keep moving through water; otherwise, you'll die.

'Bionic Woman' really enriched my career. It was a big, amazing thing to do.

Working on new projects gives you the opportunity to learn and absorb new things.

I've never been a social bunny. I thrive on work.

I like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece.

Doing the same thing day in, day out. It's just so boring. I like to jump from different things.

I think it's so important as an actor that you hang on to your own inner compass, because so many people want to guide you - 'This is what you should you be doing'. But I want to do different things.

For me, once I've worked on something and it's finished, it's like an ex-boyfriend: you don't go back to them.

Sometimes in life, random things can blind-side you.

I was bullied. I was a bit of a geek. Good-looking guys were off-limits. I didn't start dating until I was 18.

How can you get giants out of a dwarf, my good chap? Can a thrush lay eagle’s egg? Can a dolphin give birth to a whale?

A person's greatness is that which makes him/her equal to others

The most powerful teaching of children is by the example of their parents.

I love catching a snapshot of something that is just about to happen. Or maybe something that just happened, you know. But I like especially that just-before kind of feeling.

For a woman, body image is always a palpable thing. Weirdly, for me, the only time I don't care is when I'm in character.

There is an objective reality in which my body and mind are one. But I am not here and never have been.

Here we are. Maybe I should warn you before we enter...(Asmodeus) (Jericho stepped past him and threw open the door.) Or maybe not. Let’s just barge in and be surprised, shall we? (Asmodeus)

When you use God as an excuse to hate people and you use God as an excuse to cut people down, first of all, I think it's insulting to God.

When I'm talking to someone I think 'can I use this dialogue in a book,'" said Luis. "If the answer is no I try talking to someone else.

When you first get fame, you're so insecure that you just become a ding dong.