It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.
My dream role would be to play a Korean hero in a Hollywood superhero movie.
Luckily, I have been offered the chance to play a South American, Hispanic and even a character from the Middle East in films. There are also a lot of TV series in the U.S. that have a strong presence of actors from India.
What I'm known for - 'Game of Thrones,' 'Star Wars' - they film in England, but they're American productions. Because American productions are willing to see Asian actors.
That's acting for you. 'White Queen' has English playing Welsh and vice versa.
In Hollywood, I was never restricted to just one Asian character. I've been cast as a Chinese, a Vietnamese, a Korean, a Japanese and a Cambodian.
We can list a bunch of actors who have embodied characters that aren't their nationalities, and I think that's the beauty of acting.
It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.
I was very surprised that they would ask a foreign actress to be Lady Macbeth, but I felt it was an opportunity that I couldn't miss. Having the opportunity to play Shakespeare in English - that wouldn't come twice.
