Corsets were a challenge in 'Belle;' fake nails tripped me up in 'Blackbird.' Guess I'm not a mani type of girl!
From Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Different fragrances promote different emotions, and I find that fragrance gets me in the frame of mind for that person.
I like to choose things that fit my body for sure; you learn to find the things that complement your shape.
I like the collarbone, a very clean collarbone. I think there's something also very delicate and balletic about that part of a woman's body, and I'm not really a cleavage person, but I do like a back or a shoulder; I think there's something very alluring about backless dresses.
In my own life, when I'm not working, I do wear a lot of black. I think I do feel very comfortable in black.
I'm interested in playing lots of different complex women.
I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing. I was lucky that my mother had a very well-adjusted perspective of the world and never pressured me to do anything I didn't want to do.
I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.
At home I wear my own clothes, no makeup and don't do anything exciting with my hair. I get to borrow pretty dresses for the red carpet and have experts do my hair and makeup.
I've always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, actually, on cassette tapes.
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