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“I've shied away from playing Asian characters. if you look back, I'm playing characters that have no relevance to my ethnicity.”

Jessica Henwick

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The state of the industry is much like the state of politics. It's too middle-aged, white, and male.

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It's always fun playing a villain, I do have to say.

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I was always going back and forth between Singapore and the U.K.

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I was a real overachiever.

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It's tough, because I come to Singapore, and people say I'm not Singaporean, and I go to England, and people say I'm not English.…

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What I'm known for - 'Game of Thrones,' 'Star Wars' - they film in England, but they're American productions. Because American productions are willing…

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I learned more on 'Spirit Warriors' than I think I have on any other job.

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I think I was just constantly seeking mental stimulation from anything I could get.

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I turned down a lot of work. I didn't want to ever feel defined by my ethnicity.

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The U.K. and the U.S. are in different places. Don't get me wrong - I am there for the U.K. industry, and I am…

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It's very hard as an Asian actress to get seen for anything which isn't specifically Asian in England.

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