ELEANOR TOMLINSON

Wow, I think you grow all the time when you're working. You start the job and by the end of it, if it's a long one, you kind of say, 'My God, I was so different at the start of this job.' I always feel like I've changed for the better with each one.

I never trust anything that can be captured in 2 takes.

I love doing stunts. It's so much fun.

There is a lot of hype about drama school, I think.

Well, Mom and Dad are both actors, and I've spent a lot of time watching my mom on stage and a lot of time on set with my dad, so it was very much a part of my growing up.

I remember when I was younger. Dad's agent came round, and I asked if she would represent me. She didn't represent children at the time, but I wouldn't let her leave the house until she agreed. I've always been quite headstrong.

It's a very competitive industry, and so much of it does come down to luck, so I feel very blessed that I've been given the opportunities that I have, and I guess that's what fuels me - the fight to keep going.

The hardest thing about this industry is not working.

I really love being a redhead. Even though it's not my natural colour, it makes me feel more like myself.

I'll greatly miss 'Poldark' when it finishes.

I'm one of those people who loves love. I'm fascinated by it: what it does to us, how it messes us up.

I have been incredibly lucky. My parents are actors; they've been the safety blanket around me.

Sometimes it's nice as an actress just to keep something back about yourself so there's a little bit of mystery.

I'm not interested in being the damsel in distress; I want someone who has her own storyline and her own mission - not a woman who, to use a comedy term, is just there to provide the feed line to someone else's joke.

I travel a lot with work... to and from Cornwall and Bristol, so I find myself on lots of trains.

They always call 'Poldark' a 'bodice-ripper,' but I don't think a single bodice has ever been ripped.

I see it as a privilege to be part of 'Poldark.'

I'm aware of being pigeonholed in those period drama roles. But, I do love them at the same time.

I am so lucky to do the job I do.

Frankly, I don't want to let trolls into my life.

I'd like to have a solid, classy career with a good CV of work. I want to be known for acting, not my personal life. Women like Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet - they're intelligent and sophisticated. I want to be given those opportunities.

Both London and New York are brilliant for theatre.

It's amazing how uncreative some people can be in this industry. They look at you and go, 'She's not right for the role'... but you've got to give someone a chance to show they're an actress. It's very frustrating.

There are now superhero movies fronted by women, and I think directors generally are moving away from that stereotypical woman's role that is just about being flirted with by a man before falling into his arms.

Now when people say, 'Oh, you're going to be such a big star!' I simply don't listen.