Inde Navarrette

“I really wanted to take her seriously, and I wanted to humanise her. I really wanted to portray her as a real girl. And I wanted people to see themselves and to feel every aspect of themselves, if that was their experience.”

“I had an unfortunate scenario where somebody wanted me to lie about my ethnicity to get a role. … Acting is such an emotional and vulnerable thing, and it creates an atmosphere that allows for self-doubt. … There are a lot of nos in this business, and you have to be really stubborn. I've always had this fast-track mindset that's allowed me to look past the nos and go after anything that I put my mind to with every fiber of my being.”