"Watching and learning from the great Josette Bushell-Mingo, who was playing Cleopatra in Antony and ..." — Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I like being free to take on any project that inspires me and to trust that the work will speak for itself.

This is going to sound really sad, but I didn't really have any heartthrobs when I was growing up. I was a bit of a geek.

You've got to find a way to relate to people. I just did an improvised episode for Joe Swanberg's new Netflix show, 'Easy,' and it was a huge learning curve for me and taught me so much about fear and courage. But when you're present in the moment, the audience, it's incomparable.