Jaime Winstone

I've done quite a lot of growing up in public, which has been tricky at times.

I was 18 when I got my first acting job.

Although I've watched myself making the transition from being a girl to being a woman, I still feel 15 years old. My reflection disagrees.

I think the best thing your parents can do for you is to let you be yourself.

I'm in no rush to become extremely famous.

You have to give to be able to receive.

What can I say about 'The Lost Boys'? Oh my God: I love it; I hate it; I'm scared of it. I had a massive crush on them all when I was young. And I wanted to be a vampire. It's so stylized; it's the type of film I grew up on. To me, it's always at the top.

My personal life is awesome, but there's always more to strive for in my career.

When I was a child, I wanted to be... a fairy. I still do, really, except that now I've now graduated to wanting to be a pixie.

My greatest inspiration... is my mum, who had a baby at the age of 42 and is still so fit, independent and beautiful.

Without sounding pretentious, it's nice to always be surrounded by creative people who inspire me and keep my levels of creativity charged.

Working is the best thing for me because I'm borderline ADHD, so I need some kind of focus or I go a bit extreme. I need work to keep me sensible.