"And I hate this narrative that older black women are threatened by younger black actresses - we are not."

"It's so wonderful to work with actors that if you give something, they're there with you."

"The wonderful thing about awards I have come to understand is that the nomination itself is bigger than the award bec…"

"I observe women around me wherever I am. I take a bit of what I find interesting in every woman I meet."

"I wanted my own paycheque, I wanted my own house. I knew the world where I grew up in had limitations."

"We grew up where mothers often didn't work and depended on their husbands. I saw people borrowing R5 because the husb…"

"The love I give my child at 42 is very different to the love a 22-year-old will give their child. I'm not coming into…"

"I've done it all - travelled, dined and partied - and now it's time for me to be a mother."

"i don't feel too old. I don't even think the word old exists in my vocabulary - you mature and grow up but ageing is …"

"I am excited to offer an interpretation to an African female character who could easily be lost in the cracks of society"