I allowed the actors to have freedom and sometimes change words if they needed to or thought that another word was more current.

You have to show the negative to show the positivity that comes from it.

I'm always willing to work that little bit harder to achieve what I need to achieve because I feel like it's a blessing for me to be here. I was never supposed to be here. I'm the black council estate kid, single parent, from West London, with friends that are in jail, friends that have committed heinous crimes, friends that are doing nothing. I'm not supposed to be here, therefore I have nothing to lose. I'm always going to work harder than everyone else because if it doesn't work, "So what?".

I couldn't tell you the ratio, but probably for every job you see me do, there would be 20 rejections.

Let's start doing new and different things that enable us all to grow as a film culture and a community in total.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

I'm just who I am. I don't try to change myself for other people.