There is the old boys' club, but there are ­people who are "conviction lobbyists" coming from the heart.

It's not often that you get a chance in one role to do the glamour bit and then strip off all the makeup and reveal the real person beneath the façade. Usually, it's either a glamorous role or a raw, emotional role.

For me, it was all about working with an inspirational filmmaker.

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 enjoy classics, but classics are classics for a reason.

Because of my job, my hair gets played with a lot on set, so I try to give it little bit of breathing space when Im not working.

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.