After my divorce, I was struggling to find my own voice. Through reading, I gained my power back.

I see women in their 30s getting plastic surgery, pulling this up and tucking that back. It's like a slippery slope - once you start you pull one thing one way and then you think, 'Oh my God, I've got to do the other side.'

I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.

There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.

I believe that you can experience very profound moments of change in life...I never would have become an actress if I hadn't dropped out of high school. As a teenager, I was so driven to pursue my dreams that I made a decision to quit school at 17 so I could find my voice as an actress and eventually the profession embraced me.

The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.

This moment is so much bigger than me. It's for every nameless, faceless woman of colour that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.