I fell in love with Africa while I was there.

Just believe in yourself and to find spirituality that’s going to carry you. Because all the rest is just fluff.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

I’ve been looking at oil paintings from oriental artists lately, and the one artist who’s inspired me right now is a man named Hokusai and I’ve had his book by my bed looking at how he interprets landscapes – mountains and water and flowers and birds.

For me it's all about creating a goal and fulfilling it.

I believe over the last six years now, I've been learning in between actual acting moments on the show.