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When I take on a role, all I tend to do is get to know the script and ask millions of questions, and keep fine tuning what I think the character is trying to say.

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Being a character actor, I can go on until I'm 70 or 80; I'm not bound to the way I look.

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I get offered loads of unusual stuff. I just don't do loads because I like staying at home a lot, and I'm a little bit lazy. I don't get that thing of going from film to film that people do. It would drive me nuts, and that level of fame is quite scary.

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My life is not nuts. I hardly ever watch television, I don't go out very much, so I don't really know what's going on.

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I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me.

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I never watch anything I do. I really would rather just not know at all how I come across.

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As a child, I certainly wanted to have hair that I could grow long and flip around. I no longer want that. My own hair that I have day to day is a fuzzy afro. And that's who I am.

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But I'll tell you what I'm really bad at: I don't concentrate on what I'm doing, so I constantly lose things. I put my purse in the fridge - I'm one of those people.

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I've told lots of lies in my life. I try not to lie, but I still do. It's very difficult to get to 37 and not be ashamed of something you've done. But I think your life is easier, ultimately, if you're honest.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actress

Born: Unknown

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