Laura Carmichael
The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know what's around the corner.Collection: Attitude
My history teacher was utterly terrifying, but her lessons were very inspiring. She got me interested in people and stories, which then led me to acting.Collection: Teacher
I grew up listening in awe to stories of their wartime adventures. My granny, Joan, was a journalist and wrote amazing letters to my grandpa when he was a prisoner of war, while my nana, Mary, was a Land Girl, then a Wren. They were so independent, resilient and glamorous.Collection: Amazing
You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them.Collection: Sympathy
I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.Collection: Girl
It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.Collection: Play
Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.Collection: Mean
In the U.K., there is a sort of obsession with class.Collection: Class
I'm from Southampton.Collection: Southampton
I think it must be so hard to start your career with everyone going on about how gorgeous you are. To be in that bracket must be so pressurised.Collection: Thinking
I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.Collection: Crush
As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!Collection: Play
I certainly never saw myself as posh.Collection: Saws
Being at home is a job in itself and raising a family for sure.Collection: Jobs
No one goes through life thinking that theyre the best friend of the lead character.Collection: Character
Id love to work in the States; Id love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.Collection: Play
The Twenties have this sort of attitude where you never know whats around the corner.Collection: Attitude
When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.Collection: Thinking
When I emerge from filming I feel slightly out of synch with real life, but it's also a relief.Collection: Real
I cry at films and TV and even adverts.Collection: Tvs
I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school.Collection: Jobs