Quotes from Claudia Jessie

I'd be a rubbish policewoman in real life.

None of us knows what a good or bad person is. In real life we're all brilliant and a bit rubbish.

I didn't get etiquette classes, which is a shame because someone like me needs them.

Comedy makes things believable. Because if there's anything we all know, it's how to make fun of ourselves, and to make fun of situations to make them a bit easier.

I'm terrible at taking breaks.

Usually on jobs I'm quite philosophical and think 'The right girl gets the part and everything is meant to be.'

Birmingham has managed to keep that warmth, and it has the friendliest people. I can't see why I would want to leave.

After my audition for 'Bridgerton,' I put it out there to the universe, and I bought the book. I was like, 'Right. If I commit, then I'll get the job.' And it worked.

I think I'm probably far too emotional, which is good as actress but not so flash for a police officer.

I think we're becoming a bit less attached to consumerism.

Maybe people who aren't too interested in period pieces will be now because 'Bridgerton' is so contemporary, so modern.

I do wear prescription glasses off screen, though I didn't wear them to any of the auditions until the read-through.

I've chopped off a good chunk of my hair and gone darker and I look a bit older.

But when I got into my teens, I didn't have money. And then, getting into my early 20s, I still didn't have money. And charity shops would be a great place for me to get cheap clothes.

I was filming 'Father Brown' when my agent told me about the audition. As soon as I heard the words 'Line of Duty,' I was so excited.

I've been doing a lot of children's dramas, but I really wanted to move into more gritty stuff.

We didn't have much money growing up and charity shops were the most reasonable option, I think. But my mum's always recycled, reused, restored and repaired.

There's not one person that hasn't felt like they've been on the outside looking in and going, 'What the hell is that?'

It's difficult being young; but holding on to a sense of identity is really important in life.

My family were so poor. My mum would clean houses to maybe get me to a ballet class, bless her.

The Internet is a great communication tool, but just like anything, there can be negative aspects.

We've seen Shakespeare done a billion times to make it seem relevant today. We love period dramas. We love to long for a time gone by.

Eloise is obsessed with Lady Whistledown, and she is a worthy opponent to try and find her. But, I reckon, more than half of the obsession is the fact that for her, Lady Whistledown is an expression of the potential for freedom that Eloise talks about so avidly.

I'm not very attached to my phone and am naturally quite an introvert - and I'm OK with that.