Joanne Froggatt Quotes

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

The fragrance that suits me best is Romance by Ralph Lauren. It seems to blend into my chemistry, so it is nice and subtle. I don't like to be doused in scent. This one is feminine, fresh and a bit musky.

- Joanne Froggatt

I like 'X Factor' as much as the next person, but I do get overwhelmed with the amount of reality TV. It's such cheap programming and such a load of rubbish, most of it.

- Joanne Froggatt

Fashion does seem to have a '20s comeback every few seasons, and I completely see why. It's a very feminine look: the fabrics and the shapes are very pretty and distinctive.

- Joanne Froggatt

There's an interesting mix to 'Robin Hood' because it's kind of modern but medieval. There is a blend of adventure with a very modern feel.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

'Coronation Street' was my first job, Zoe was a controversial character, and I wasn't used to everyone looking at me.

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

My dad had a flock of sheep, which he used to milk, and then my mum used to make cheese and yogurt out of the sheep's milk and sell it. It was kind of an unusual upbringing, really.

- Joanne Froggatt

I do Facebook, but I only have my friends and family on it, and they always laugh at me for how little I post. I don't know how to upload photos, so I never add pictures.

- Joanne Froggatt

The most I've spent on shoes were a pair from Kurt Geiger for £250.

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

I love heels! I especially like heels by Nicholas Kirkwood, Jimmy Choo and Moschino.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

I was neurotic and weird from an early age.

- Joanne Froggatt

I grew up on a farm - it was a lovely life; we'd make tree houses all day - and my parents worked from home.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

Ill-fitted T-shirts stretched over a gut are my pet hate. And if the colour's faded - ugh.

- Joanne Froggatt

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.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt

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

- Joanne Froggatt