Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.

I prefer to focus on the future. There are a lot of new stories to be heard.

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.

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.

At home I wear my own clothes, no makeup and don't do anything exciting with my hair. I get to borrow pretty dresses for the red carpet, and have experts do my hair and makeup.

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

Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.