I think having the opportunity to explore what I’ve always wanted to do – which is acting – has been the biggest privilege that I’ve had so far.
I love acting because I like disappearing.
I like the idea of doing really old professions… and acting is one of the oldest. There is something special about being in a theatre… and being on stage with a group of players.
I feel really lucky that I’ve been able to play not just creepy but kind of gross female characters as well. Maud is really quite icky and also does pretty strange things, but you feel so free when you’re doing it.
I am always keen to play characters that are complicated and who represent real women and not just there to serve a man’s story. I want the characters I play to be truthful to the women I know. And the person I am.
Everyone has taught me something on this job. We went through so much filming this – it was impossible not to learn from the worlds, Lyra, all the characters, and all the people working on it.
Acting essentially requires feeling.