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I do feel like I've missed out a bit because I was really close with my sisters when I was at home. It must be weird for them but they cope really well. ”

It's nice to look out and see your family supporting you. ”

I believe that your religion should be between you and whoever your belief is in. ”

It's pretty strange because you have images of people in your head when you left, then you just think they're going to be the same when you come back, like time freezes. I have sisters and from the ages of 11 to 13 - it's a big change for girls. ”

If you're looking for reps, write letters that are short and professional. Make sure you have a really great reel of yourself. If there are friends you know who are making short films, do them - it's all material for your reel. ”

For me, the banner that I want to wave in terms of giving a jump start to writers of any gender is just to make female protagonists as complex as their male counterparts. ”

The actors I admire always have something to say, or a level of poetry, belief, activism or intelligence about what they do or how they feel. ”

I've had times in the past where I wanted to give up acting, get my head out of the arts because it was like my constitution couldn't deal with it. My job means I get judged on my looks; I get discriminated against because of my sex; I take on roles that are so two-dimensional... you can go mad trying to fill that third dimension. ”

I had a meeting a while back with a big group of women - actors and producers and writers - who are all ethnic minorities and we just aired what we thought was happening and why, and someone said that, as a black or mixed race actress, you feel like you're renting space instead of carving out a career. But I'm just going to get on with it. ”

I plan on having a long career. I don't want to burn out. ”