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" At home I wear my own clothes, no makeup and don't do anything exciting with my hair. I get to borrow pretty dresses for the red carpet and have experts do my hair and makeup. "
Clothes
My Own
Makeup
" Because of my job, my hair gets played with a lot on set, so I try to give it little bit of breathing space when I'm not working. "
Hair
Job
Little
" Corsets were a challenge in 'Belle;' fake nails tripped me up in 'Blackbird.' Guess I'm not a mani type of girl! "
Challenge
Fake
Girl
" Different fragrances promote different emotions, and I find that fragrance gets me in the frame of mind for that person. "
Find
Me
Mind
" Everyone says to you, 'if you play Ophelia, you'll end up crazy,' but we're all somewhere on the spectrum of mental health, and I think that if you approach it that way it's not such an intimidating issue. "
Think
Mental Health
Health
" For film, I think because it's more detailed, and especially with historical material, you really have to find the right projects. Speaking as a mixed-race woman, there aren't many historical stories about people like me. When people think of 'dual heritage,' they think it's a modern concept, but really it's not. "
Me
Heritage
People
" For me, I try and be authentic in my choices and follow my instincts, and I think it's a valuable message for women in today's society to learn to love yourself. "
Women
Society
Love
" From the age of four, I loved ballet and tap. I was in the school band, the choir, and all my school plays. "
Band
Choir
School
" I am an only child, so I relate to the intensity of that single-parent, mother-daughter relationship. "
Relationship
Intensity
I Am
" I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort of soulful singer. "
Singer
Up
Lot
" I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone. "
Comfort Zone
Grow
Old
" I do a lot of yoga, and when I'm in L.A., I have an outdoorsy sort of lifestyle. It's sort of comfortable, West Coast, yoga chic. "
West Coast
West
Comfortable
" I don't really want to just play the girlfriend or the love interest. I get so many scripts like that, and - not to moan, because I'm really fortunate - but I just look at those scripts, and my heart sinks a little bit because I think there's so much more to us than that. "
Look
Think
Love
" I enjoy classics, but classics are classics for a reason. I prefer to focus on the future. There are a lot of new stories to be heard. "
Future
Enjoy
Reason
" I feel like I learn in every project. "
Learn
I Feel Like
Feel
" I feel like my work has been incredibly diverse. "
I Feel Like
Feel
Work
" If you're an artist, it's great to have a knowledge of the business and be educated about that, but you've got to keep the balance right between business and artistry; otherwise, you get cynical. "
Great
You
Balance
" I just love performing so much, and I threw myself into every musical theater production that was going in my home town and at school. And then, I went to the National Youth Music Theatre, which was really a galvanizing experience for me when I was 17. "
Music
Love
Home
" I like being free to take on any project that inspires me and to trust that the work will speak for itself. "
Trust
Free
Me
" I like the collarbone, a very clean collarbone. I think there's something also very delicate and balletic about that part of a woman's body, and I'm not really a cleavage person, but I do like a back or a shoulder; I think there's something very alluring about backless dresses. "
Person
Woman
Clean
" I like to choose things that fit my body for sure; you learn to find the things that complement your shape. "
Body
Like
You
" I love to go hiking. There's a lot of concrete in L.A., and I come from the Shires, so it's important for me to get back in touch with nature. "
Nature
Touch
Me
" I'm a very improvisational cook. I sort of like to make things up as I go along. I'm quite creative in the kitchen. "
Creative
Kitchen
Things
" I'm interested in playing lots of different complex women. "
Complex
Women
Playing
" In 2009, I was living in London and getting work I enjoyed. "
Work
London
Living
" I never wanted to be like anyone growing up. It's always been about the enjoyment, and I've just never wanted to imitate anyone. "
Growing Up
Growing
Enjoyment
" In my own life, when I'm not working, I do wear a lot of black. I think I do feel very comfortable in black. "
My Own
Life
Think
" In terms of 'Beyond the Lights' and 'Belle,' they're definitely stories about identity. They're female empowerment stories. So I'm exploring that through my work. "
Work
About
Lights
" I played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz.' That was my first role on stage. "
Wizard
First
Role
" I see L.A. as a workplace rather than somewhere to live. If I don't get out, I go crazy. If you have a little success, people treat you differently, so it's good to keep a healthy perspective. It's acting, not rocket science. "
You
Perspective
Good
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