Mulligan: "I was quite straight-laced and academic."

Mulligan: "I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good."

Mulligan: "I have always hated nightclubs, and don't like loud music."

Mulligan: "Those with dementia are still people and they still have stories and they still have character and they're all individuals and they're all unique. And they just need to be interacted with on a human level."

Mulligan: "'It Girl' is such a weird term. It implies I go to parties and drink champagne."

Mulligan: "Sometimes it's so weird just to do an interview. This morning I was back in my parents' house, with my brother, and we went for a jog together, then had breakfast as a family. And a couple of hours later I'm wearing high heels and a dress and makeup, and talking about my job."

Mulligan: "I don't think you should ever damage other people for your art."

Mulligan: "In London, people can be so... well, it's not even a case of people being unkind or unfriendly. You just don't make any contact in London. You go from A to B with your eyes on the pavement."

Mulligan: "I'm more the sort of person who doesn't like hugging strangers because we don't know each other, so we shouldn't."

Mulligan: "The minute I get into a hotel room, I scatter my stuff everywhere. It's like a bomb site within a minute. So I suppose that means I'm trying to nest."

Mulligan: "I am committed to helping Alzheimer's Society in any way I can."