But, as an actor, the role that I enjoyed, in terms of really understanding and appreciating this profession, was Anoop Singh’s 'Qissa'."

I think we still have a long way to go in understanding that feminist and femininity are not opposites.

Very often when we talk about war, conflict or terrorism, we talk about it very politically. We forget that there are people involved.

Memories come out only when you spend time with a person.

But when I entered politics, I found that this was the space that could be used for making lives of people better.

The Great Depression, they come out with the New Deal, black people didn't have access to those government stimulus packages. The New Deal set up what is known as the modern-day middle class. We didn't have access to programs - the G.I. Bill, Social Security, home loans - none of that.

If we set the precedent that a government can use their royal prerogative to take away people's human rights, that is taking us into a very dangerous political environment.

For our white members, voting is something they have done for hundreds of years. But for us, it is not such a traumatic thing, because we have never participated in an election.