I Love When People Become Obsessed With

I Filmed 'albatross' Before I Got 'downton.' It's A Coming-of-age Movie About This Girl Who Leaps Into This Family's Life, Like A Whirlwind. She's Ballsy And Brash And Wonderful, It Was Such An Amazing Character To Play.

Ever Since I Was Young, I've Read Austen And The Brontes. My Friends Laugh, But Those Books Are Always So Tragic And Wonderful - Those Stories, They're Just Incredible.

There's A Reason Hobble Skirts Are Called Hobble Skirts. You Literally Can't Move Very Far In Them.

I Trained As A Ballet Dancer - Well, I Started When I Was Two And A Half, And Was Serious About It From When I Was Eight Until I Was 18.

On The Surface, It's Really Easy To Dismiss Certain Characters, But Sometimes You Find That The Most Interesting Parts Are Disappointingly Shallow. It's Your Job As An Actress To Pull That Person Apart, And Work Out Why They Act The Way That They Do.