I do think that being a BAME actor does make it difficult to avoid stereotypes.
I think people in the U.K. should be concerned about the under-representation of BAME actors in TV and Film, because it is an incorrect reflection of our society.
I would love to say something really cool, because I did film studies. So, like, a Jean-Luc Goddard film - something like that. But I genuinely would love to be in 'Titanic.' I'm such a loser. That's, like, my childhood film. Like, I love it.
Really good leading roles are few and far between, and there is so much competition because there are so many fantastic actresses in this country.
I wanted to be an air hostess because I thought it was the most glamorous thing - and I'd never been on a plane.
It's so hard to get into this industry. There are so many people who are so talented, and they never get those opportunities.
I think there's always a way to bring something, even if it is just the girlfriend role, as long as you're playing it with an idea of who that person is on their own, away from the male character.
The narrative of, 'You won an award, so you're going to skyrocket' - it's very emotive language but not necessarily true. I've definitely got auditions I wouldn't have got before, but it's not like jobs get rained down on you.
I'd like to work at the Royal Court Theatre, please.
If you read the script, and the character's got something in it that you relate to, then I am keen. But I really think, a lot of the time, my successful auditions are those where I really care about the characters.
Awards do get you 'that profile,' but then you have to do the rest of the work - it's not just a case of 'now you don't have to do anything.'
It happens a lot that women have to play the girlfriend role, which isn't as three-dimensional as the male role.
So many fantastic male characters are brooding, angry, and not nice; that doesn't happen as much with women.
I watch everything with Olivia Colman in.
I've always wanted to do a horror film. I don't know if my agent will be happy I said that when I get sent some crap horror films, but I'd like to do a good one, like 'It Follows,' or 'The Babadook.'
