Quotes

[on being nominated opposite Nicole Kidman at the 2016 Laurence Olivier awards] Well, if I win and Nicole Kidman is there, I'm going to say, there's no way I thought I would win because Nicole is here and see how that goes down. The thing is, you've got 40 seconds, so it all becomes a performance in itself. Maybe I'll steal some forks.

[on the success of People, Places and Things] I cannot tell you how grateful I am. But that doesn't mean I don't feel worthy of it either. People mistake gratitude for a false modesty. That's not what I'm about. But how lucky am I? What a life! This is my f**king life and I was trying to be a cleaner. Isn't it funny?

[on playing the role of drug addict Emma in "People, Places and Things"] I felt it was my responsibility to tell the truth. I've seen actresses play actresses who are addicts, and they could not have been more self-indulgent. The most valuable feedback came not from the press, though that was great, but from the addicts themselves. Before we opened at the National, one of the people from the local treatment center shouted out from the audience, "Good girl!" and I thought, that's who I'm representing; that's the story we're telling.

[on the possibility of winning the Olivier award for "People, Places and Things, 16 March 2016 interview] I'd be wanting to talk about gender parity and racial equality, because I'd want to talk about all the amazing black women this past year who haven't been nominated, like Noma Dumezweni in Linda: I'm sorry but if she were a white actress, she'd have been up for an Olivier. So I've got a lot to fit in.