early on. it s interesting. i mean, you were made a dame in 2020, as i said. at the time, your parents told the isle of wight county press, to us, she is and always has been just our loving girl who s made the big time by personal honesty and endeavour in a world dominated by powerful male entities. i mean, as a brit, a woman, a person of colour, how did people treat you at the very beginning when you came here? well, i think because of my english accent, people thought that they had to actually treat me with more respect than i probably deserved back then, as a young whippersnapper. but, no, i mean, look, this is a very competitive industry and environment. and so, you know, it s not for the faint of heart, right? so, you know, i learned early on you had to have some chutzpah to make it. i mean, they talk about powerful male entities it was clearly a very different time, so much has come out since, not least about harvey weinstein, who s about to go on trial here in la.
deserved back then, as a young whippersnapper. but, no, i mean, look, this is a very competitive industry and environment. and so, you know, it s not for the faint of heart, right? so, you know, i learned early on you had to have some chutzpah to make it. i mean, they talk about powerful male entities it was clearly a very different time, so much has come out since, not least about harvey weinstein, who s about to go on trial here in la. i mean, how bad was it back then for a young woman like you in the movie business? you know, i m fortunate to have never experienced that kind of behaviour first hand. but, you know, i think a lot of the revelations that have come out in the last 4 5 years have just shown us just how bad it was, you know, that we were in an environment that just tended to turn a blind eye to certain toxic behaviour. so i think it s great that now there s a very bright light shone on that, and i do think that the culture has
by powerful male entities. i mean, as a brit, a woman, a person of colour, how did people treat you at the very beginning when you came here? well, i think because of my english accent, people thought that they had to actually treat me with more respect than i probably deserved back then, as a young whippersnapper. but, no, i mean, look, this is a very competitive industry and environment. and so, you know, it s not for the faint of heart, right? so, you know, i learned early on you had to have some chutzpah to make it. i mean, they talk about powerful male entities it was clearly a very different time, so much has come out since, not least about harvey weinstein, who s about to go on trial here in la. i mean, how bad was it back then for a young woman like you in the movie business? you know, i m fortunate to have never experienced that kind of behaviour first hand. but, you know, i think a lot of the revelations that have come out in the last 4 5 years have just
attracted to me, i think, early on. it s interesting. i mean, you were made a dame in 2020, as i said. at the time, your parents told the isle of wight county press, to us, she is and always has been just our loving girl who s made the big time by personal honesty and endeavour in a world dominated by powerful male entities. i mean, as a brit, a woman, a person of colour, how did people treat you at the very beginning when you came here? well, i think because of my english accent, people thought that they had to actually treat me with more respect than i probably deserved back then, as a young whippersnapper. but no, i mean, look, this is a very competitive industry and environment. and so, you know, it s not for the faint of heart, right? so, you know, i learned early on you had to have some chutzpah to to make it. i mean, they talk about powerful male entities it was clearly a very different time, so much has come out since, not least about harvey weinstein,
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