Quotes from Phoebe Dynevor

I was starting to write and I was like, Okay, I'm going to cast myself in my own thing.' You have so many of those moments as an actor because it's about talent obviously, but it's mostly about being in the right place at the right time.

At 17, I was finally in a school play.

I don't think I'm a neck actor in otherthings. But in Bridgerton,' particularly with the way the corset sits andthe attentionon the neck, it makes you hold yourshouldersacertain way.

I think at 17, if I'd have seen a show that was really geared towards a woman's sexuality and her finding that and not the male, and not the woman being sexualized, it would have been so interesting to see that growing up.

The only thing I do for everything is read the script a billion times, back to front, every single bit.

When I first read the Bridgerton' script, it blew me away.

I've always loved fashion, though I'm not good with brands.

To be honest, when I was younger, I went to schools that made me aware I wasn't the brightest.

I had a really strange period in my early 20s with the industry, and not succeeding the way I wanted to, and I put a lot of pressure on myself.

I have been wearing a lot of track suits.

There's nothing like rehearsing a waltz to a Stormzy track. It's hard to compare it to anything!

There's something about the waltz in particular, where one person leads and the other follows, that helps you get in tune with each other.

The special thing about Bridgerton' that I think not a lot of shows really do is that every season centers around a different love story.

With Daphne half the work was done for me once I was cinched into that corset. Immediately, because of the way the corset is fitted, your posture is held back, which means your head's up, and you are moving in a certain way.

I think the context of the era was still really important for Daphne's character arc, so I wanted to get all of that right.

I've always wanted to do a period drama - I love the costumes and the make-up.

I was so nervous about dancing because I've always thought of myself as a terrible dancer.

The costume designer Ellen Mirojnick is a genius.

I would have hated living in 1813. It wouldn't have been my cup of tea at all.

I have a fear of failure, letting someone down, contradicting myself.

What I love about Bridgerton' though is that the women in it do have their own agency within the context of the time. In fact, Daphne is actually quite a feminist character because she's in control of her destiny.

You see what it is for your mental health to be in the public eye.

I'd love to do a play eventually, if theaters ever open again.

In a lot of the Regency stuff we've seen in the past, we see a very composed woman. There's not much sexuality there. It's very much the male gaze.