Holliday Grainger quotes:

Jack Thorne writes so well for messed-up teenage girls.

The Borgias' is quite good because it does stick quite steadfastly to historical fact, so a lot of people who are interested in the historical element will love watching it, but they were also a ridiculously dramatic family.

I've got a massive actor girl crush on Carey Mulligan, so I'd love to be buddies with her. She just oozes this joyful, natural innocence and always brings a nice emotional depth to her character.

True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.

I'm developing a little crush on Michael Fassbender. Really unoriginal.

I spoke to friends that have panic attacks, and I spoke to a doctor who has panic attacks, himself. I also did a bit of research into them. It seemed like everyone's version of a panic attack had slightly different physical things. So, I decided to choose my own physical things.

I come from a very loving, stable background where I've been persuaded to just be myself and anything is possible.

Long scenes of emotion are quite difficult - you've got to build up to them and make sure you're in the right emotional space.

I did a year at Leeds, studying English. They basically threw me out, because I was taking too much time off to act. So I transferred to the Open University, because I could do it all online. By that point, I had admitted to myself that I had the acting bug.

I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects - independent films and big studio epics as well. I'd love to be able to do a mixture.

It's important to know the kind of character that you need to be building up to, throughout the series.

I admire my mother for being a single mum. It's ridiculously hard.

I enjoy flitting around between hair colours. I find it fascinating when people think I'm naturally blonde, as I've only been blonde for about two seconds. People pay more attention to you as a blonde; it's also easier for people to assume you're a ditsy young actress. Of course, I am a ditsy young actress - well, maybe not ditsy.

As much as I'd love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.

It's always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.

As much as Id love to be a successful actor, the thought of being recognised in the street is petrifying.

I love the opportunity to do lots of different kinds of projects - independent films and big studio epics as well.

I'd love to do more independent films.

I'm selfish when it comes to work. I'm like, "Oh, that will be fun! I wanna do that!" I never think beyond my participation in a project.

I'm so used to taping myself and sending it off and never hearing back. I started to believe that nobody actually ever sees my tapes, apart from my agent.

Its always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.

Like anything, you've gotta find the humanity in the characters.

To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting.