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In an industry full of nepotism, I have made a mark. These star children get big breaks and plum roles. I have managed to create an impact and I am happy about the fact.

I don't want to do loud roles. I want to play some realistic characters.

As I got to about 9/10 years old I started to see roles on television that I wanted to play like a police officer in 'The Bill' or be a part of the 'Goodness Gracious Me Family' which I think further fuelled the desire to do this professionally.

But there are still so many other roles that I would love to play, and hopefully I'm in a position after 'Doctor Who' to be a bit choosier about which ones I do. I want to play Wonder Woman.

The studios always had their idea of what I was, and they'd give me the dumb-blonde roles.

There are times when you get several great, exciting roles; there are times when you don't.

Everyone has ups and downs. You can't always get exciting roles.

I have played many cop roles in my career, and my effort is to make each role different.

I don't consider any film of mine bad. I give all my films the importance they deserve. I look at all my roles with the same kind of seriousness.

I have roles in plays that I hope that I'll be able to do one day. I might be doing them at, like, the East Wilton Playhouse in wherever. But I think that Edie Falco... to get something even resembling her type of roles, that would be amazing.

I don't think it pays to just be an artist, particularly for kids of color - there will be fewer roles.

I was doing those roles on ABC Family late in the year, and at the same time, I was auditioning for 'Galavant.' But 'Galavant' was quite a wide casting call. I wasn't recommended or anything. It just kind of happened.

I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not accepting that there are roles that aren't for me.

I realized after my first play that no one was going to offer me roles for theatre. So I started my own theatre company even though I was in deep debt in 1988.

What I love about my job is challenging myself and finding weird, different roles.

I enjoy roles that are quite physical.

Because I've done so many different roles, I don't want to repeat myself. It's getting harder and harder to find something interesting. You never know - I might never make a film again.

I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.

I look for roles that are a good story for me as an actress and what I think will grow me as an actress and person. I also just really enjoy working with people who are passionate about what they do.

I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.

I have played a lot of roles in my career where I'm the sexual interest. I'm always having to fight that.