There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh.

I'm interested in generating work for myself. I have trouble with this waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring lifestyle, especially after drama school, which was so creatively fulfilling.

European standards of beauty are something that plague the entire world - the idea that darker skin is not beautiful, that light skin is the key to success and love. Africa is no exception.

With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable.

We don't get to pick the genes we want. There's room in this world for beauty to be diverse.

What I've learned from myself is that I don't have to be anybody else. Myself is good enough.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.