Loving, odd, playful. Jeepers, I’ve described myself like a damaged rescue puppy.
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Ponderous, over thinking.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗
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Funny Irish woman.
Scruffy, infuriating and kind.
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Someone said that I had a laugh like Jimmy Carr.
I woke up this morning thinking maybe I don’t want to be an actor any more, then I had breakfast and I thought: actually, no, I really like being an actor.
Last year, during four days in January, when I directed Rhoda, my second short film, in a tiny house in Camberwell with Juliet Stevenson and Emma D’Arcy.
My failed driving test a few months ago. I got three majors and by the end of it the examiner couldn’t wait to get out of the car.
You can only do one thing at a time.
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