Jemima Rooper

Jemima Rooper: (on 'Thelma') She comes back as a ghost, which can have its advantages. For one thing, Thelma can eat as much as she wants to without putting on weight!

Jemima Rooper: (on lesbian kisses as 'Thelma' on Hex) It was really nice not to have to worry about having to kiss a male actor, like does he think I fancy him? Or all the kinds of things that go through your head when you have to kiss a guy on camera.

Jemima Rooper: (on playing 'Nicki' in As If) It was kind of my first role as a young woman, so it was nice to get to wear make-up and high heels.

Jemima Rooper: I remember writing 'I want to act' on my bed in lipstick. I think I told my mum I wanted to be an actress and she said I needed an agent to do that. I must have said: 'Well, I'm going to get one' - and I think that's why. She was devastated. She said: 'Please don't be an actress, be a doctor or lawyer.' But I was very tunnel-visioned about it all. I'm an only child and I spent a lot of time alone. I played a lot of imaginary games. I just wanted to dress up and be weird, I suppose.

Jemima Rooper: (on Hex) I loved the opening of this episode – I think it's my favourite sequence. It was great to get a fresh storyline and lovely working with Laura Donnelly (Maya) who was always as hungover as me! In fact the beginning of the episode was shot at a beautiful pub on a hot summer's day and Laura, Joe Beattie (Malachi) and I all lazed about – it was very pleasant!

Jemima Rooper: (on Hex) It's been so much fun doing scenes with Jamie [Davis] at last, although he's been difficult to work with – he keeps making me laugh! It was especially nice as we were good mates on series one but had no scenes together. Gradually over the series I get to act with more and more people.

Jemima Rooper: (talking about an episode of Hex) This episode was shot by a different director, Andy Goddard. He had some great "Thelma" ideas, although it must have been a bit weird for him as we were all so used to each other by then. Jamie, Laura and I were very badly behaved during this episode as we had lots of 3 Musketeer-style scenes and there was lots of messing around and laughing at our own jokes. Andy also got us ad-libbing a lot which was probably a mistake since we'd end up in fits of giggles.

Jemima Rooper: Josh [Harnett] is absolutely gorgeous and very nice. I definitely fancied him and I think he fancied me. But then Scarlett [Johansson] turned up. It could have been me, I'm gutted.

Jemima Rooper: I heard Scarlett [Johannson] was very distressed when she saw my blonde wig. She thought she was the only blonde in the film.