JESSIE BUCKLEY

We have beastly qualities within us. If we're put into certain circumstances, and the walls around us come in tighter and tighter, we all could maybe do dangerous things.

I just know that making 'Beast' was an amazing experience. It was my first feature, it was the director's first feature, and every day, you're just trying to do good work and learn.

Because I've got younger sisters, I want to impart on them the possibility of being a strong woman in whatever role I choose.

The archetype of male hero is so boring. And the pretty, boobed woman is so... boring.

I don't like to get too complacent. I like to give myself five panic attacks per project.

We limit ourselves. We're told to act and behave in certain way from birth.

The things people are ashamed of come through in whatever their outerwear is. I suppose I am always looking for that, even if it's somebody who, on the outside, seems to be perfect.

Sure, nobody ever recognises me. I'm always scurrying around London under a hat and looking like a homeless person.

I'd had to grow up pretty quickly, and going back to drama school gave me a chance to be with people my own age and do normal things, like going to a pub on a Friday night and just hanging out.

I did it all, singing, the harp, piano. But I was so shy, I'd wake up at six to practice piano because I didn't want anyone to hear me play. But then I'd do a big show in school where everyone would see me, and that was actually alright.

The people who are inspiring and strong for me are the ones who acknowledge vulnerabilities.

Whatever has happened in your past, it's - you can never deny it. I mean, you can never wash what's happened before in your life out of you.

I'm quite glad about having a few craggy edges to myself.

When you get the opportunity to work with somebody like Jude Law, there is a fear. They've got lots of stuff under their belt.

I get asked a lot about being a woman within the industry and how difficult it is, and yeah, it is - but it's difficult for everybody... I'm not a 'burn-your-bra' feminist.

When I was younger, about 15, I suffered badly from depression.

At the end of the day, whether it's on film or on stage or for a crowd of however many at Kenwood House, my job is to make sure people have a good time and come away with a feeling and a story.

It's easy to sort of put a sheen across humanity if you're making a film for people who want to escape their own problems. But sometimes a movie can, in the most cathartic ways, expose those problems.

I like to be out of my depth - that's when I learn the most.

There have been moments in my life when I've become numb to certain aspects of myself that I found frightening. Or I've conformed to certain morals of society and then maybe rebelled or found a way out.

'War and Peace' is about relationships: family relationships, loving relationships, relationships at war... it's a really young story as well.

I had to be an adult very quickly and didn't have any friends.

I love London, but I miss air; I miss space. My dream is to find a mountain where I can live.

I remember hearing that when Judi Dench was starting out at the Old Vic, she used to stand by the side of the stage watching the actors around her, and I can see why: That is where you really learn!

When you're surrounded by brilliant actors, and teachers who challenge you to go beyond what you thought you were capable of, that's got to be good for you.