I was serious about ballet for a long time, but my mom got me into tap and jazz and modern and hip-hop, and I was one of those over-lessoned children.

You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube has created more opportunities for other actors to get jobs in this business than some actors have.

I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.

Belarus is a closed, authoritarian system, and the theme of Chernobyl is also a closed topic.