JODIE COMER

I don't know if it's the way I've been brought up or if it's because I spend so much time away that I appreciate being at home so much.

I love characters who can rile an audience so much - it means you've done your job well.

Liverpudlians have an amazing sense of humour, and they're very loyal and warm. All my family and friends are there, so when I'm not filming, I like to go back and catch up with everyone. We're a very close family.

It's going to be very, very different from 'The White Queen.' Rather than it being a follow-up, I think 'The White Princess' is definitely a standalone show.

I'm a big believer in fate, and it's working out well so far.

Yoga really destresses me.

I am beyond excited to be working with the BBC as part of the cast of 'Thirteen.'

I'd love to do something where I have to completely transform. Or something that is very physical and would test me with discipline in that way. Something that I'd maybe have to train for.

As an actor, you have to find reasons why your character made her decisions, and you have to empathise with her.

I feel like when you perform in a period drama, it's so easy to transform yourself into someone else because the costumes are so different.

I think, in history, we often see a false representation of women. The men are always the successors and, supposedly, of their own merit, which I don't believe to be to true.

I just love making people laugh.

Emotions fascinate me, just being able to express myself through acting. I love that. And I think, in everyday life, you're always trying to repress your emotions. Like if you're sad, you don't want to show it to someone else.

I'm constantly learning with each new job, especially about people, which is important for playing characters.

My first professional audition was for a radio play in Manchester. That was the first audition that I got. It was my first paid job, which I think was, like, £150, and I thought it was megabucks.

With acting, you have to just tell the truth in each moment.

Watching 'Morvern Callar' was a game changer for me.

I grew up watching Keira Knightley films nonstop, and I always admired period dramas and just everything that goes into it.

I was a natural drama queen when I was younger. I was always doing impersonations and showing off.

My mum used to always say to me, 'What's meant for you won't pass you by,' and it's true. If I didn't get something, it wasn't meant for me.

I find if my character is more glamorous, I become more conscious of what I look like.

A movie that makes me cry every time is 'Billy Elliot.' That scene where he's dancing in the hall, and his dad walks in. And the first time his dad can see how amazing he is dancing, but he's so conflicted with kind of his own feelings towards it. Oh, it's so emotional.

I came off Snapchat. I was done with it... I think I spent too much time on it.

When you get scripts and you really enjoy reading them, you know it's a good project.

You have to be confident enough to pick yourself up and go to 30 meetings and be told no every time and not take that to heart.