I knew what I wanted to do for my entire life, from nursery to university. I've always been geared towards wanting to act. I've stuck with it, dedicated time to it.

The predictable thing about 'The Good Wife' is how unpredictable 'The Good Wife' is.

I've always been quite psychic and believe there's a reason why things happen and that we need to learn from them.

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval.

At the end of the week, it's nice to just hang out in a pair of jeans and let my hair down. I need a break from all that fashion!

I went to Brunel University and very much wanted to go on to do a PhD in management, but then my acting career started to take off. In those days when you switched on the box there were hardly any brown or black faces.

When I started out in the '90s, there were not many people of color writing, directing and producing - hence, the roles for people of color were few and far between. There's still few roles in England [where she's from].