Men and women have different ideas of what constitutes tidiness. I tend to think it's about things being clean, but my mum and girlfriend are more about how things look.

I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave a bit of peace and quiet.

You don't need to over-dramatise life, you can just reflect it. It's more interesting, in a way, if it appears to ring true.

Most period drama is so earnest. A lot of it is about making yourself take seriously things you wouldn't normally.