I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.

I'm a working actress able to make choices based on characters rather than what I 'should' do for my career.

The problem with paparazzi is that it makes you question your boundaries, like, how do I say, 'That's enough guys?'

Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles. I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated.

When I first met Big, we were both at a 'Bad Boy' family photo shoot. I was kind of familiar with the name Biggie Smalls, but I really wasn't that much into hip-hop at the time, so I really didn't know that was him. He said he didn't even know I was an artist on 'Bad Boy.'

Our family dinner table was my first platform - every dinner was all about sharing stories and jokes and points of view.

There were never any doctors in my family. But my grandparents and my mother had a strong social conscience that was formative.

My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.'