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The world of the flapper - live free, wild and young - that energy is intoxicating. It's nice to inject that into the more controlled 'Downton' way of living.
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I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did 'Enchanted' and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, 'I'm off duty. I'm an off-duty princess', and I thought that was quite sweet.
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I have an amazing stylist; she's called Rebecca Corbin Murray... I go around to her living room, and it's sort of exploding with dresses, and we go through them all, and she's so good at picking things she knows I'll like, and we work together. She's taught me absolutely everything; she's brilliant.
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The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies.
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God, I used to have really skinny-crap eyebrows. They were such an ugly disaster.
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I find cardio hard.
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I never thought I would say this, but I'm desperate to do an action film.
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Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table.
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Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped.
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My dad lived on Sunset Boulevard for a couple of years as a waiter, and he said he'd do a different character every time somebody sat down, just to get some practice.
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I naturally have a really small waist.
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It's weird when you get roles that coincide with your life.
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With corsets, it's interesting when you put them on, realizing that's what women actually wore. They're just so constricting.
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Any kid in the world can draw from strengths within - we all have the potential with that.
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For girls growing up, sometimes I think they get the wrong idea for what women should look like.
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I'm a healthy girl.
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I love London, but I love traveling, and I don't think I'll be here forever. Possibly, I'd like to move to New York and do a play in New York.
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The famous pilot season literally sends shivers down my spine.
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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.
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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.
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I don't have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress - it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.
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It's so hard coming out of drama school to claim your right to be taken seriously and even get auditions.
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Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired.
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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.