I was raised with the idea that you can feel sorry for yourself, but then, get over it, because it doesn't get you anywhere. There was always this awareness that you have to be responsible for yourself in order to have what you want

I don't believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on.

My job is to be a blank canvas & embody the characters that I'm playing.

I don't really watch a lot of television, and I would watch mindless, mindless television.

I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again"

I don't want to live in a world with blinders on.

I feel like I know South Africans. I feel like I know our culture.