I love a period drama - the theatricality of going into work and having that distance between yourself and the character you're playing.
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We don't see a lot of LGBTQ representation in period dramas because there was so much shame around it at the time. The stories that we tell about that time don't tend to focus explicitly on those sorts of characters, which is nonsense because they existed.
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I think I just have one of those faces that can look like lots of different people.
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I don't think I look like I do on the telly.
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I'm fascinated by delving into the historical context of what life was like in the past.
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So often, when you're an actor, you're told what to do and what to say and what to wear. Your opinion is, at best, tolerated and, at worst, not wanted.
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So often, when you're an actor, you're told what to do and what to say and what to wear. Your opinion is, at best, tolerated and, at worst, not wanted.
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I think that we're starting to allow ourselves to imagine that gender doesn't have to be binary, sexuality doesn't have to be binary, and you are allowed to choose who you love, how you behave, and how you dress.
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In a drama, you generally have to be very faithful to the script and the storyline, and it all has to fit together, and it's weighty and serious.