What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion: for yourself and for those around you.

When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study film more easily than I could with saying, 'I want to be an actor.' That's what I did.

In the madness, you have to find calm.

To be human is to seek perfection, and find joy in never attaining it.

As actors, you become an expert at starting over.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.