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" The world shows us what we need at a specific moment in time. "

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" For me, you could say my big West End debut was 'Cursed Child,' but I'm in my 40s, and it's like, 'When is that beginning?' "

" We're storytellers - and if the story is told well, you go with the form. "

" I'm working with theatre-makers who are the top of their game, and it's extraordinary. "

" The weight of expectation is huge. But for me, that pressure has been outweighed by getting text messages from mums I know saying how huge it is for their mixed-race daughters that I am playing Hermione. "

" I have been that actor who's watched peers and thought, 'God, they're doing well. I'll never get there.' "

" If I think even a week ahead, I get terrified. My big thing is trying to enjoy the moment as much as I can. "

" However popular you are, you still feel like an outsider. "

" Stop worrying what other people think. "

" Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place. "

" I'm a great company actor, a great supporting actor. I serve the piece. "

" I moved to London, and it's a cliche to say that London is a melting pot, but it's true - I didn't stand out anymore. "

" At the very beginning, being a parent did impact how I go about this business. "

" I am very blessed to have this experience of being a parent, but do not negate me from this industry because I am a parent. "

" I wasn't very academic at school, but the Wolsey Youth Theatre was the saving of me. "

" To acknowledge the beginnings of people is a beautiful thing. "

" In your 20s and 30s, everything is possible. But then, sooner than you think, men walk past you in the street and don't look twice at you unless you're wearing a fabulous outfit. "

" I arrived in this country as a refugee child with my sister and my mother. "

" I now realise I'm a great actor. "

" I remember, being young is a scary, wonderful feeling. "

" I tried twice to get into drama school and didn't, so I worked my way up through the fringe. "

" It's hard; this business of acting is hard. "

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" Whoever we are, we have to carve something out of our lives. I would like to be on my deathbed going, 'I've enjoyed that. I went through the rollercoaster of it, but I've appreciated it.' "

" There are so many directors, young and old, around - all doing their thing and struggling. "

" I don't do the victim mode. I don't do blame. I can't bear that. "

" I am a black woman who has been given this character called Hermione to play on the stage. But actually, we've all grown up with the books, with Emma Watson playing her in the films. Imagery is so strong. "

" I am so passionate about representation because, growing up, I didn't see myself, and now people can say, 'I see myself there.' We're all trying to find where we are. "