Ruth Bradley

Very often, as an actress, there's some kind of stereotype, but with any good script, you should be able to swap the genders of all the characters, and it shouldn't make a huge difference.

There is so much room for gender-neutral characters.

In an ideal world, we would be able to just swap characters' genders around because I don't ever wake up in the morning and think to myself, 'Oh I am such a woman today,' because that is just so ridiculous.

All too often, female characters, in particular, aren't multi-layered enough.

In any good piece of writing, it should be easy enough to switch genders.

My job is not to be a supermodel.

It's not, 'I'll do this and make lots of money, and I'll be a star.' It's more, 'I know what art I want to make.'

In secondary school, I became aware of the idea of being cool, and that was a bit of a shell shock.

I saw 'The Help' on DVD. I was blown away by Viola Davis: she really straddled that fine line in the plot between what was tragic and what was heart-warming.

I don't know any woman who's one dimensional, not a single one.

I think, so often, women play supporting roles or girlfriends or wives - they're there to support a man's journey.

I love working in Dublin, but when I'm in London, I'm more focused on my career.