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Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

I remember I was unsure about doing 'Shameless.' I'd never acted in anything so commercial. I read the script in the garden with my mum, Mary. She said it's filthy dirty, but she said these people have love and sex and nothing else. That made me take the role.

If only shame were a reliable engine for behavior modification. All it does is make me feel bad, which inspires me to bust open a bag of cheese popcorn, which then makes me feel crappy about my weight.

Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?

'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.

There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.

I don't want people thinking they know me instead of the character. Steve McQueen has loads of stories about him - who knows what's true? But it's great for people to fictionalize rather than know the truth.

McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension.

For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.

Steve McQueen was the guy who said less, and everything was all behind his words and what he didn't say, and you still felt emotionally connected and rooted behind him.