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.

I don't really have one dish. I'm a very improvisational cook. I sort of like to make things up as I go along. I'm quite creative in the kitchen.

I try to put myself into whatever character I play.

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

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.

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.