Racism, specifically, is the state-sanctioned or extralegal production and exploitation of group-differentiated vulnerability to premature death.

Even now, for women to be contemplating the act of ending their life is considered horrific because they are the giver of life. They're seen in a patriarchal society as the one who offers life and has to nurture a child and have a child within them. That's your only role.

I really love clothes, but I think I have a style of my own which is quite eclectic.

In Britain, we haven't got enough money to make these long-running shows. We always do little mini ones. You have more control as an actor over what you want to do with it. On these you drive yourself mad trying to know what's going to happen, because the writers don't.

There are lots of moments that are great for an actress.

I'm not very good at lying.

To not want children or not be considerate of them is a very unwomanly thing to be, from a certain point of view.