As a kid, I never thought I'd be an actress. Never, ever, ever, no way. I was really shy - bordering on social disorder shy - and I was really academic.

When you're a kid, you don't want to be teased.

The more I know about America, the better I'll be at performing American characters and American stories.

Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance.

I love rapping. I do. My styling's similar to Missy Elliott - I think she's so dope. In a weird way, that's how I first learned the American accent: doing American rap songs.

I know, I pick up the roles other actresses don’t want [laughs]. When there’s movies where there are two sisters and one’s the uglier sister, there’s always no actress that wants to go for it. I’m like, why not! They’re the best roles!

I really like writing from real-life experiences. Audiences seem to prefer the stuff I couldn't have made up.