“For me, and most actors I know, doing background research is an essent...” — Rebecca Root Quote

For me, and most actors I know, doing background research is an essential part of 'finding a character.'

Real inclusiveness begins with employing people in actual jobs - not just having them in for a chat and cup of tea.

Acting for audio really only differs in that you don't have to learn your lines - something of a relief when life is super busy - and you don't need to move about as much. Apart from that, I approach an audio role as I would any other.

I had spent years seeing all sorts of therapists and psychiatrists, but it was doing my head in, going round in constant circles. I knew I couldn't live somewhere in between any more... that I needed to be as fully female as I could.

I personally have a background of many days on end of confusion, understimulation, overstimulation, and uncomfortableness with the world around me.

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

My background was in performing originally.

In this movie they took them up in space. They're floating around and doing zero gravity stuff. Well, they had to do it all on wires. All the wires had to be painted black against this black background. If you didn't light it properly you could see the wires. Drove them crazy!

If I hadn't gone on the road with Patti LaBelle, then I wouldn't have brought Jay-Z on the road with me. When I saw her leave the stage to change clothes and allow the background singers to keep the show going, I said, 'That's something I wanna do.' So in the middle of my show, I would leave the stage and Jay-Z would come out and rhyme.