One may assume that playing a transgender is different, but I'm simply playing a third gender. Why should it make my acting process any different?

The #MeToo movement is not about shaming people; it's about what we plan to do now on to make things more liveable for our women.

Mum's always been a go-getter and passed on the same values to us. From starting her own supermarket to learning new things and staying updated on technology and applications, she's always constantly learning and growing as a person. So, I didn't have to look outside the house for a role model because my mum was right there, ambitious and driven.

It was only after a visit to a learning centre, where they taught me public speaking, that my personality emerged.

Imagine choosing a job not on money or even on career advancement, but as part of a life worth living.

Although I have been doing plays since I was 8 years old, it was only when I started doing Shakespeare at age 19 at the Georgia Shakespeare Festival that I felt like my career started.

My life and career have been a big improvisation.

No one's going to put in the effort you are for your career.