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I grew up playing paintball and riding motorcycles and horses, so I really know how to rough and tumble.
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I love Stephen Fry. His tweets are witty, poignant, and intelligent.
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I was never an ingenue. I've traveled the globe, I've backpacked through South America, I've done conservation work in Africa. I was never the girl who knew nothing of the world.
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I'm really cocky. Or - I've been thinking about this word a lot - I'm 'mischievous,' and I want to make light of things and push the boundaries.
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'The Tudors' was ground-breaking in the sense that it did ruffle the feathers of classical historians and alter the way people did period drama at the time.
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People are so ready to cut you down if you take a risk and leave your comfort zone.
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British period drama is always seen as kind of perfect and beautiful and lovely, but I don't think subcultures have been shone a light on like 'Peaky Blinders' has done.
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It's wonderful to return to 'Peaky Blinders.' We're all here for the right reasons - to work and do justice to what's written on the page.
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People in L.A. think I'm so posh. They think I live in 'Downton Abbey.'
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I love 'Breaking Bad,' and the fact that my friend Aaron Paul is in it makes it all the more special to watch.
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My mother had a very open-minded philosophy about having children: that they should be free to develop in their own way.
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I have way more bravery than common sense, but you always assume things are going to be so difficult, and then when you're actually faced with them, you prevail. It's human nature.
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I'm a shape shifter.
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The opulence and grandeur of a lot of period drama really helps you get into character and appreciate the luxury of good quality. If you're fashion-minded in any way, you can't help but be incredibly inspired and apply elements to your own style.
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I wanted to be an anthropologist and travel.
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There's something amazing that happens when you don't have to think about how you look so much.
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I've always known I wanted to go into acting, but being a very proud teenager, I wasn't ready to admit it until I felt like it was going to be possible.
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I love comedy, and I always wanted to go that way, but I felt so passionate about drama.
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I remember telling people I booked this job; they were like, 'What is it called?' I was like, 'Peaky Blinders,' and they were like, 'What?' It sounds ridiculous, but I like it because there's an instant intrigue about the name.
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I would never get married in a conventional way; I'd have the 'Curb' music as the union music.
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I'm interested in Patti Smith and women who were iconic in a very hedonistic way.
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I'm a tomboy naturally; I grew up hanging up with boys.
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If I get a chance to dress up, I really go for it.
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I like the idea that I come into a room, and you think you're dealing with one thing, but the truth is I'm very layered.