With a series, you build the character as you go. When you’ve got a shorter project or a film, you know the overall arc from the beginning. Marianne Jean-Baptiste Read Quote
I still take my own lunches to work. That way I can control what I’m eating, as opposed to another doughnut. Marianne Jean-Baptiste Read Quote
The old men running the industry just have not got a clue. They’ve got to come to terms with the fact that Britain is no longer a totally white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips; it’s curry. Marianne Jean-Baptiste Read Quote
Music is something I couldn’t live without. My dad was into music, he played for pleasure – guitar, piano. I started off doing jazz, singing with a lot of fabulous musicians here in London before I went to the States. And I still take piano lessons every Wednesday. Marianne Jean-Baptiste Read Quote
I don’t think children have competed with my career, they have clarified it. My children ground me. They make me honest. Marianne Jean-Baptiste Read Quote
There needs to be more film directors of colour. They bandy about the word ‘diversity’ a lot, but when I say ‘of colour,’ I mean Asian, black – I mean people of all colour. We need to have those voices given the opportunity, not told that their films will not be distributed or will not sell well abroad. Marianne Jean-Baptiste Read Quote
