When you work in film sets, when you're working on projects that are male dominated, you are always treated as the last priority.
If you cut me open I bleed East London.
I actually grew up around the corner from where Harold Pinter did. If you want a snapshot of my childhood, me and Pinter, we essentially grew up together.
The first stage play I ever did was a school play called 'The Wishing Chair.'
If there's one person I looked up to obsessively, it was Will Smith. There wasn't anyone who looked like me on TV in England. 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' was my touchstone.
Art galleries are the best first date spots for my money.
Tennessee Williams moves my soul.
I like clothes that feel fresh and surprising.
What a character wears and how it affects their mood and their movements has always been very important to me. A character's clothes, if they're truthful, can make audiences feel something.
I've always acted, it's my passion and belief system.
I'm not really concerned about being liked on stage - I'm a bit more concerned about it off stage.
I've had times in the past where I wanted to give up acting, get my head out of the arts because it was like my constitution couldn't deal with it. My job means I get judged on my looks; I get discriminated against because of my sex; I take on roles that are so two-dimensional... you can go mad trying to fill that third dimension.
I love writing with pen and paper; I hate technology.
Art should be for everyone, not just the rich.
I'm someone who likes to explore the complexities in people.
I know I'm different and I don't fit in to any kind of generic mould.
If I was someone who wanted to do just love-interest roles then I'd be in a difficult position. But thankfully I'm someone who likes to do things that are edgy and different.
Mum got me involved in every activity under the sun - singing, dancing and drama classes at the Anna Scher theatre school.
I used 'Saved by the Bell: The College Years' as my reference point really for my 'Fresh Meat' experience.
