Joanne Froggatt quotes:

I think I can be relatively attractive when I dress up, but I'm not Julia Roberts or Catherine Zeta Jones.

In true-life dramas, you have to do so much research. It's a big responsibility to make sure things are as correct as possible. In 'Robin Hood', you have more artistic license - it's all action, adventure and reaction. This gives everyone a chance to make their characters their own and to make them believable.

I have to admit, I go through phases of being good and bad. When I'm being good, I go to the gym three to four times a week. I do much better in a class with other people. I like aerobics and circuit training.

As I get older, my skin shows more of how I am feeling, like a mirror. If I am stressed, or not getting enough sleep, I see it in my face right away.

Coronation Street' was my first job, Zoe was a controversial character, and I wasn't used to everyone looking at me.

If you can do something great in 60 seconds, you can do anything, really.

The fragrance that suits me best is Romance by Ralph Lauren. It seems to blend into my chemistry, so it is nice and subtle. I don't like to be doused in scent. This one is feminine, fresh and a bit musky.

The condition of my skin changes often, depending on the season or if I'm traveling a lot.

It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.

I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

I'm happy with the way I look but I'm not Hollywood beautiful.

My agent asked if I fancied Robin Hood and I thought: 'Yeah, why not?' I hadn't watched it, to be honest, but I'd seen bits and knew it was really popular Saturday family viewing with heaps of action. I thought it would be great fun. I was up for a good old play-fighting and the scripts were terrifically exciting.

Ill-fitted T-shirts stretched over a gut are my pet hate. And if the colour's faded - ugh.

I like 'X Factor' as much as the next person, but I do get overwhelmed with the amount of reality TV. It's such cheap programming and such a load of rubbish, most of it.

I do Facebook, but I only have my friends and family on it, and they always laugh at me for how little I post. I don't know how to upload photos, so I never add pictures.

My skin doesn't look as good when I'm not eating enough fruits and vegetables, so I try to eat plenty.

People recognise me when I'm holiday on the beach.

It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.

I guess the one thing that people don't know about me is, I had my belly button pierced but not anymore.

I really enjoy dressing up. I'm pretty much a girlie girl.

As an actor, or as a person, I like to do things that are challenging.

I've rarely played glamorous roles. I don't mind looking plain on camera.

I grew up on a farm - it was a lovely life; we'd make tree houses all day - and my parents worked from home.

When something is dramatized, it provokes a much more emotive response than just hearing a story on the news.

Fashion does seem to have a '20s comeback every few seasons, and I completely see why. It's a very feminine look: the fabrics and the shapes are very pretty and distinctive.

It's nice to bring the changes with everything you do. As an actor, that's what you want to do, all the time.

As an actor, you always want to do the juicy stuff. But, it's important to get the levels right.

I always play girls who are quite traumatised, or a plain girl, but I'm happy with that.

Fashion does seem to have a 20s comeback every few seasons, and I completely see why. Its a very feminine look: the fabrics and the shapes are very pretty and distinctive.

My mum said she remembers me asking her if she'd take me to ballet lessons when I was about two and a half. She said I could barely speak, and yet was asking for ballet lessons.

I was neurotic and weird from an early age.

When I'm filming, I live out of a suitcase, so everything is thrown everywhere. In real life, I'm a bit tidier.

I'm happy with the way I look, but I'm not Hollywood beautiful.

I use mainly products by Dermalogica. They have specialized formulas to target specific skin needs, which I like. It works well for my sensitive skin.

A lot of period pieces we see are adaptations of novels - we always know the story.

The most I've spent on shoes were a pair from Kurt Geiger for £250.

I want the chance to play very different characters, and I've always wanted to do more films.

You can have a great script, and it can be a great show, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't take the public's interest.

If you're wearing something I like, I will come over and ask where you got it from. I'm not shy!