I can remember being very keen to go to drama school at the age of eight, and practising ballet in my bedroom to Queen soundtracks. - Carmen Ejogo

There’s a lot more opportunity to be a person of color, to be a woman, and to be at the center of the storytelling.

Coming from the U.K., I can think of so many great songs and musical moments that didn't require a belter of a voice; my favorite singer is Kate Bush and she's not a belter, or PJ Harvey... I'm definitely more of an alternative girl.

There’s a social attitude toward being fairly accepting of violence, and coupled with the access to guns, in some ways we’re already at a place where in certain communities, gun violence is already rife—and in some ways, because of policy, it’s kind of condoned from the top.