Sally Hawkins

I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!

Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.