“The most important thing any person can focus on, whether in a first a...” — Oti Mabuse Quote

The most important thing any person can focus on, whether in a first audition or a first job, is to be the best you can be. The rest will take care of itself.

I have different styles of shoe for different dances and I love sneakers, flats, platforms, heels, boots. Especially my thigh-high black leather boots from Kurt Geiger.

If something doesn't go your way, then look for another way. If something's broken, fix it.

I know first-hand what it's like to be judged and to have someone criticise your creativity, your hard work and your art.

I don't do anything I'm not going to enjoy.

I audition for a role, I shoot it, and I'm like, 'This is the best time of my life. I'm making my best friends. This movie's going to be amazing.' Then we do the press, everyone's like, 'This is so good.' Then the movie comes out, flops, and immediately, all the great things become secondary.

I did a 'Last Comic Standing' audition in 2006, where you're just performing for three people in a comedy club, in a big comedy club, and I remember them cutting me off, asking about my name in the middle of one of my jokes. Yeah, it's just real weird when you're doing stand-up in that type of sterile, unnatural setting.

When I wanted to audition for a dinner-theater junior troupe in my hometown, I needed to have a piece of musical theater music to sing. I wasn't sure what I wanted to use. My mom and dad suggested that I sing 'Edelweiss' because I knew it from the music box.

I felt like I had hit a ceiling in the UK. I wasn't having many opportunities to audition back home and I felt like my career was coming to a halt. So I came to the US to be a fresh face and start over.