For Some Reason I Just Lack That

I Wanted To Play Roles Which Offered New Ways Of Viewing Black Women And Black People In General- And I Have Done That. And I Have Always, Whether I Needed To Pay The Rent Or Not, I've Always Turned Down Roles Which I Thought Were Stereotypical. And So When I Look At My Body Of Work In That Respect, I Am Really Happy. Because I Feel My Work Does Say Something Positive And That Was What I Always Set Out To Do.

I Started Acting When I Was Seven. And I Went To A Local Drama School Which Is Very Well-known In London. Because Of That, I Started Getting Jobs, And I Worked All The Time As A Child, Pretty Much Non-stop.

One Of The Saddest Aspects For Me About Filming In South Africa Was That The Real Inequalities Are Still Very Much In Place - And Those Are Economic Inequalities.

I Did Not Enjoy Cambridge. But I Shouldn't Blame Cambridge Alone. I Wasn't Ready For University Or For The Wrench Of Leaving Home. It Was A Big Cultural Shock.

Be Open And Honest, But Perceptive To Your Boss's Situation. That's My Advice To Graduates Worried About Working With A New Boss.