“I didn't grow up with a lot of role models necessarily when I started ...” — Zawe Ashton Quote

“I didn't grow up with a lot of role models necessarily when I started out - there weren't many people who looked like me on TV. Not in England.”

“What a character wears and how it affects their mood and their movements has always been very important to me. A character's clothes, if they're truthful, can make audiences feel something.”

“I've always wanted to live somewhere extremely nice like Sloane Square... although that would probably be too nice for me.”

“I am sure that I have improved in England.”

“I never went to school in England until I was 12.”

“I was a star in England, but I've never been a star in America. Now I am.”