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" A childhood favourite that has stayed with me over the years is Kate Winslet. She's an amazing British actress who always delivers no matter what role she's in. Another actress I've found incredibly inspiring is Olivia Colman. "
Me
Always
Amazing
" America seems much more diverse and has more exciting casting - they really take risks. "
More
Risks
Take
" Anything in which you're playing someone real does make you feel responsible for making the story as true as it can be. "
You
Feel
Real
" Awards do get you 'that profile,' but then you have to do the rest of the work - it's not just a case of 'now you don't have to do anything.' "
Profile
You
Awards
" I certainly didn't have an exciting or a crazy childhood. "
Crazy
Certainly
Childhood
" I do think that being a BAME actor does make it difficult to avoid stereotypes. "
Actor
Difficult
Think
" I have used dating apps a couple of times in the past and met people, but it is a difficult thing because you're meeting someone who you really don't know and you have no link to. I have friends who have had great relationships after meeting on Tinder or Bumble, so I'd never say never, but it hasn't worked for me. "
People
Past
Dating
" I'm ambivalent about tech. "
Ambivalent
About
Tech
" I'm definitely not that fashion forward. "
Forward
Definitely
Fashion
" I'm not really into destiny, but it's funny - I bumped into a woman who told me about an audition, and now I have a BAFTA. "
Destiny
Audition
Woman
" I think people in the U.K. should be concerned about the under-representation of BAME actors in TV and Film, because it is an incorrect reflection of our society. "
Society
Think
Reflection
" It's a shame that ethnic minorities aren't getting a crack at different types of roles. There needs to be a bit of a change. "
Ethnic
Shame
Change
" It's so hard to get into this industry. There are so many people who are so talented, and they never get those opportunities. "
People
Hard
Never
" I've always really liked murder mysteries and thrillers, and great to be able to be actually part of one. "
Able
Great
Always
" I've not been discriminated against, but I can see it happen. And not just race but gender and sexuality, too. It's stereotyping, lazy casting, which is an issue: that people can't see outside the box. "
People
Race
See
" I wanted to be an air hostess because I thought it was the most glamorous thing - and I'd never been on a plane. "
Thought
Glamorous
Because
" I was 16 and standing on Tottenham Court Road when this woman came over and asked me if I was an actress. She wanted me to audition for an online drama she was directing. I had time to kill, so I thought, 'Why not?' "
Time
Woman
Road
" I would love to say something really cool, because I did film studies. So, like, a Jean-Luc Goddard film - something like that. But I genuinely would love to be in 'Titanic.' I'm such a loser. That's, like, my childhood film. Like, I love it. "
Childhood
Film
Loser
" My mum records everything I'm in on VHS. Like, who still has VHS? I told her it's all online now, but she still tapes it. "
Her
She
Still
" People who are in abusive relationships often don't realise it, but it slowly seems to build until you're trapped. "
You
Build
People
" Really good leading roles are few and far between, and there is so much competition because there are so many fantastic actresses in this country. "
Good
Far
Country
" Sometimes, with portrayals of domestic violence, the women involved are just victims with no personality, just completely trodden-down. But people continue to live their normal lives: they go out; they continue to have arguments with their partners, even if there is always the fear of where that might end up. "
Fear
Women
Live
" We've always had a sadistic obsession with technology. "
Obsession
Technology
Always
" When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them. "
Speak
Up
People
" Within the media, the way that women are portrayed - especially young women - sometimes there is a lot of sexual objectification and, I would say, 'lad culture.' These are all things that connect with domestic abuse. "
Media
Sometimes
Women
" You just never see people of different ethnicities in period dramas. "
You
Different
Just
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