My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!

I have different hats; I’m a mother, I’m a woman, I’m a human being, I’m an artist and hopefully I’m an advocate. All of those plates are things I spin all the time.

Loyalty. Not fawning, but a loyalty based on our shared love and history that fosters compassion and forgiveness.

Knowing when to show up and when to go home.

I don't know if there's a market for a tiny Asian superhero.

At boarding school, I was unable to get the main part in Hamlet, so I put on a production of The Homecoming with my friends. The teachers came to see it and said they didn’t know I had it in me. It felt very good.

I have mixed feelings about being the first non-white actor to win a Bafta. I was very grateful, but it also raised questions. I remember watching The Buddha of Suburbia and Bhaji on the Beach as a kid. British-Asian culture didn’t start in 2017, when I won. It’s weird to think it wasn’t recognised until that point.

After I got arrested, my dad, a lawyer, took me to a QC to try to build a case against the FBI. The dejection on his face when it became obvious that we couldn’t was disappointing.

A snazzy coffee machine that grinds beans and steams milk.

I don't know if there's a market for a tiny Asian superhero.