I try not to limit myself. The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media. That ensures your longevity as an artist and prevents you from getting bored with yourself and, hopefully, prevents people from getting bored with you.

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

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.

To play Cleopatra on Broadway would just be incredible.

But when you become a slave to a public persona and don’t feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield and it shouldn’t come at the expense of your self-worth.

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

From the age of four, I loved ballet and tap. I was in the school band, the choir, and all my school plays.