When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable.

Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box.

There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare - none that I'd be desperate to play.

What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.

I think the kind of career I've had, something would have had to be sacrificed.

Pension and health benefits are a cornerstone of union protection. When actors' work is split between two unions, that protection is weakened or, in the worst cases, eliminated. That's not acceptable, and it's one of many reasons merging SAG and AFTRA makes sense.

Is very hard to find, like, a recipe to feel good fitness-wise, tennistically, mentally.

With agents, I've learned to bring them into the process when I feel confident. You're the only one that can really know what's right for your career. You're on a wing and a prayer through most of it.