Growing up, at that time, I didn't want to be black because I was bullied, and I'd tell my mum that I wanted to be white like everyone else at school.

We try and give as much diversity to our show as possible. That's something that's very strong in our show: there are so many strong female leads in 'The 100.'

Sometimes, when you've got a couple of females on the cast, you'll have a diva, or you'll have arguments. I've been on shows where girls haven't quite got on.

First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one!

Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career.

I want to be able to manipulate and control my career from the creative side.

When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career.

In my career, I finished in second place six times. I played on teams that were in it to the very end. It's frustrating.