Carey Mulligan thinks Britain has "come together" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Carey Mulligan
The London-born actress has been heartened to see the "communal spirit" over recent months, saying there's been "something quite affirming" about how the public has responded to the health crisis.
She told Sky News: "[COVID-19] isn't a war, but there's this massive fear in society at the moment and trepidation, and the way people have largely come together through that does echo the way we've dealt with big crises in the past.
"I think there's something quite affirming about that. When we're all put to the test in difficult times we come together as a community - that's certainly been my experience."
Carey, 35, previously admitted that she's been in a privileged position during the pandemic.
The actress - who has Evelyn, five, and Wilfred, three, with Marcus Mumford - has enjoyed spending quality time with her family since the start of the crisis.
She explained: "We've just been really lucky. You sort of feel bad for saying that and I think a lot of people kind of feel a bit guilty having had a lovely time.
"As a family it's been really nice for us and we had lots of extended family with us for a lot of lockdown."
Carey acknowledges that the lockdown has been a challenge at times, but she also recognises that it could be a lot worse.
Reflecting on the situation, she said: "We have found it definitely challenging at times, especially when we were in proper lockdown and we just couldn’t go anywhere - everyone's found that tricky in different ways.
"But imagining what that must be like for people living in some of the countries that we're working with really makes you reflect."
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