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My Mom's A Translator, My Dad's A Woodworker; That's The World I Grew Up In, That's The World I'm Most Comfortable In. The Whole Idea Of Hollywood Or Any Of That Other Stuff That Unfortunately Goes Along With Film, That Wasn't Part Of My Upbringing, Thankfully.

I Think That's Why It's Difficult For Women When They Watch Tv And We See One Version Of A Woman Who Is Attached At The Hip To A Guy, And That's Kind Of Her Whole Thing. You Kind Of Go, 'i Don't Relate To This, I Don't Feel This.' You Know? Maybe Somebody Does, But Not Everyone. That's The Other Thing About Storytelling, Is You Can't Represent Everybody. You Know, You Can't Seek To Do That. You Have To Tell Stories That You're Interested In Talking About And Characters That Intrigue You.

I Started Out As A Dancer As A Kid; I've Been Dancing Since I Was 4. So Performing Was Always Part Of What I Was.

Sometimes I'll Go Into A Shop And Speak In A Different Accent To See If I Can Pull It Off. But Then Somebody Will Be Like, 'where Did You Say You Were From Again?' And Then I Panic, And My Accent Dissolves, And I Pretend Like I Wasn't Doing It In The First Place.

I Try To Get Roles That Challenge Me In What I Can Do And Who I Think I Can Portray. For Me, It's About Creating Characters With Really Fascinating Stories, Because That's What I Like To Watch On Tv.