Wunmi Mosaku

“I read a script that's presented to me, and if I love the story and the role, I audition for the part, which is pretty much how I approach it.”

“Sci-fi and horror feel so relevant to me as a woman.”

“I feel so British, but people would look at me and see a very African woman - the way I cook is very Nigerian, the way I dress I guess is quite Nigerian.”

“I would die to get a part in 'Glee' and sing a song.”

“I don't think revenge is necessarily a good emotion to explore, personally.”

“If we want the world to change, we can change it. But in order to change it, the world collectively has to do better.”

“I've realized I have not been completely honest with what I need and what I want and how I've been treated, and I haven't necessarily stood up for myself. I've not always stood completely in my power and spoken the truth.”

“In Nigeria, my grandma sold everything - everything - for my mum's education.”

“But there are times, as an actor, where you are like, 'Although I am really sad that I did not get this, I am really, really excited to watch it and just be a spectator.'”

“Racism hasn't been an everyday thing in my life, overt racism. There is obviously structural differences, but hate? I've not really had that.”

“Truly, you always do your best in an audition. Even if it's terrible, you've done your best in the moment.”

“I would always say I can sing, but I'm musical. I'm very good at following instructions, reading the music, and singing as it's written down, but there was a challenge when I had to improvise.”

“My mum was very supportive, and I don't really understand why when I think of her humble beginnings. She grew up in one room with my grandma, my grand-dad and her siblings and a fire-pit outside to cook on. Now she's a homeowner in Manchester and has a business.”

“My parents are professors. My sister is a Ph.D. student. My other sister has a business.”

“I don't think I've ever sought revenge, actually.”

“Talking about racism with white people can make white people very uncomfortable, Black people very uncomfortable.”

“I was always treated older than I am when I was a kid, so I had to be like, 'No, I'm sweet,' and this has continued into adulthood because of the way society portrays Black women.”

“When I get nervous my energy gets really still, and I think people think that's me. Everything gets really still, and my voice gets a little bit lower and there is a little croak in there - sometimes you can hear it when I'm really nervous on camera.”

“I think sci-fi and horror are a perfect vehicle for exploring racism and injustice, the horrors of that. They are real; they are actual; they are tangible. They are also metaphorical and invisible.”

“I actually sewed my own wedding dress and I sewed my flower girl dresses.”