“In the Church of Scotland, Episcopalian, you don't have to believe in Heaven, but you definitely have to believe in Hell.”
“My first-night jitters are so bad, I can't even hold a tea cup, but once I am over that, I get really into it.”
“Some people have a persona that they bring, and I can't do that. It's just me that you get, I'm afraid.”
“Thankfully, I have never experienced a miscarriage, but I have friends and family who have, and I've talked to them about their feelings.”
“With some writers, the script looks beautiful on the page, but nobody actually speaks like that.”
“Conflict is always more interesting to play. Not everyone gets along in the trauma unit. In a hard-pressed job like this, there will always be friction.”
“I can't wait to work with Peter Capaldi as the next 'Doctor.' I know him from old; he's such a lovely man and will be brilliant in the role. As long as he tones down the Malcolm Tucker swearing.”
“I haven't done any 'Fringe' shows since I was about 17. Then I performed with my youth theatre in a show where we all had this old-fashioned make-up on and giggled through our lines.”
“I love being in London, where I live, for the shops, the bars and the clubs - but I equally enjoy going to my mum's house in Ayrshire and being able to sit on a cliff by the sea.”
“I love playing 'Madame Vastra.' Although I do suffer, spending three-and-a-half hours in make-up every morning to have her lizard skin put on. I was so excited the first day when we did the make-up test, but after six hours, I was like, 'Can we finish now?'”