Anna Popplewell attending ‘The Duchess’ - UK film premiere, held at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, Sept 3 2008.

Anna Popplewell at ‘The Duchess’ UK premiere, held at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, 3 Sept 2008.

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I’m one of those people who really wants to do everything. And if I had enough time, I really would.

Some people manage to make that transition from child actor to adult actor seamlessly. But I felt that if I spent my whole life on a film set without taking a few years to do something else, all I would ever know about was film sets.

Each of the characters in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” has their own journey and Susan’s no different. Like Peter, she feels the obligation of looking after her younger brother and sister and it’s something that has made her grow up too fast - being saddled with all that responsibility. When she comes to Narnia, she thinks she’s too grown up to believe in it. But, through this adventure, she becomes more open to the idea of being in this magical land. By the end, it’s changed her for the better and she becomes unafraid of being a child. It’s a real journey for her.