I think, irrespective of your race, everybody has moments in life where they don't fit in, or where they try to puzzle through who they really are or to find the courage of their convictions.

As a biracial girl growing up in England, I'd never really seen any historical characters who looked like me depicted on film before that weren't being brutalized or playing slaves.

I was born in the '80s, so I don't really remember it very strongly, but the music is so iconic.

I've always had an ear for languages and music so it's something I'm continually working on but it's fun.

It is important to be conscious of the message that you're putting out there. It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get a movie to the screen. I do feel a certain element of responsibility to say something worth saying with it, as well as entertainment.

I always get a little bit scared reading reviews.

The only valid starting point is to understand what we all share - we have to find what we can all agree on.