Joanne Froggatt Quotes

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

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

I was neurotic and weird from an early age.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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'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.