Graduating at the age of 21 was a wonderful age to hopefully start a career.

I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within Game of Thrones, I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.

With big productions, you can sometimes get lost with the terminology and all the different departments.

Working on camera is a different ballgame in the sense that it's far more intimate work, but the basics and the foundations of being able to create something that isn't necessarily your own instincts - is a character that you have inside your head - whether you're talking about television or film or theater, that still has to be the grounding work.

I had the most fantastic time filming 'Downton.'

I don't really think it matters if you go into stage or TV as long as you do a bit of character work, really.

It's never fun to be scared [about stage fright] but I think that it is important and it's healthy to always push yourself.

I think booze is a good ritual. I think knocking back a shot of whiskey does calm the nerves and helps a lot.

Unfortunately I don't have my grandparents, but Mum and I are working quite well together. That's candid, that's frank. Your grandmother is never going to lie to you.