Filming a story set in a war zone in the '60s was such a treat, as it gave me so much scope to dive into.I'm quite glad about having a few craggy edges to myself.Strength, to me, is about exposing vulnerabilities and foibles and facts and people that are honest.I've been incredibly fortunate to have so many people believe in me.I remember hearing that when Judi Dench was starting out at the Old Vic, she used to stand by the side of the stage watching the actors around her, and I can see why: That is where you really learn!.I think Wilkie Collins was a man ahead of his time, asking really important questions but also telling a really good and thrilling story.I have made choices to do things because I wanted them to do them, not because they were the right thing to do. It's been a mad journey, but I've met and made some incredible friends. I love the flaws and foibles of people - I'm much more interested in that than perfections.Language is so important to the Irish, almost regardless of education.It was my first feature, it was the director's first feature, and every day, you're just trying to do good work and learn. I just know that making 'Beast' was an amazing experience.
They've got lots of stuff under their belt. When you get the opportunity to work with somebody like Jude Law, there is a fear.I just want to keep working with great actors and try to be good at what I do.I like to play kind of the girls-that-eat-worms kind of character.I absolutely adore singing, and I hope I'll always be able to sing, but you can grow more and challenge yourself more as an actor.With regards to pressure, you can't be too conscious of it.Always good to shake it up and do something different.We all have the ability to be dangerous and do things which are morally wrong.When I was younger, about 15, I suffered badly from depression.When you're surrounded by brilliant actors, and teachers who challenge you to go beyond what you thought you were capable of, that's got to be good for you.I started doing musicals, but the acting bug bit when I did a four-week Shakespeare workshop.
But sometimes a movie can, in the most cathartic ways, expose those problems.
But I was so shy, I'd wake up at six to practice piano because I didn't want anyone to hear me play.
Inherently in us as Irish people, wherever you are in the world, when you hear an Irish accent, it's like a moth to a flame.