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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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.' "

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

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

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

" 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?' "

" 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 lucky I get to work with amazing, amazing people. "

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

" The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white. "

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

" I did fringe theatre for so many years, and then I got my first play at the RSC, which was an amazing feeling, but I was 30 and had started acting in my early twenties. "

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

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

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

" Stop worrying what other people think. "

" 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've always been curious about the other worlds we can shift into in our imaginations. "

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

" My mum's a single mum, I'm a single mum, and you do find yourself rushing around just to make sure everything's all right. "

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

" 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. "