Quotes from Jessica Henwick

Becoming an actress was just about being in the right place at the right time.

The seafood in England is sad.

I want to continue to broaden expectations of what an Asian can be.

I learned more on 'Spirit Warriors' than I think I have on any other job.

For me, I really liked the idea of playing a non-superhero on a superhero show.

I would love to see an Asian American superhero.

I turned down a lot of work. I didn't want to ever feel defined by my ethnicity.

Asian food is amazing. I love a good Milo Dinosaur, bubble tea, and things like that.

In British TV, if there is an Asian character, there usually has to be a reason for them to be Asian, whereas in America, you have a lot more roles where the person just happens to be Asian.

There's nowhere in London where you can use a whip without getting too much attention.

When you use the whip, it makes the loudest crack. It's a very, very difficult weapon to use.

The U.K. and the U.S. are in different places. Don't get me wrong - I am there for the U.K. industry, and I am always searching for more roles to play there, but it's sparse.

'The Joy Luck Club' is not a perfect film. But, I distinctly remember watching it with my mom - and bursting into tears after the screening!

As a female actress - I've been doing this since I was a teenager - I often got approached with the ingenue roles: naive and wide-eyed and childlike.

I was a real wild kid, spending much more time outdoors than I ever did indoors.

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.

I had been in talks with Marvel prior to 'Iron Fist,' and I had researched all the prominent female roles that I was interested in. Colleen Wing came up really early in the process, and I had a strange feeling.

When I came on to 'Iron Fist,' it was really Colleen Wing that sold it for me. I thought it was a good opportunity to see a really strong female Asian American.

I grew up in the English countryside, raising ducks and chickens.

I went snorkeling between tectonic plates in Iceland's Silfra fissure in the winter. You have to wear thermal layers and a wet suit and what's called a 'teddy-bear suit' so you don't die of hypothermia. My lips still went blue. That was an experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life - so beautiful and so quiet.

Honestly, it was just tiring going straight from one show to the other. I filmed 'Iron Fist,' and then I had a two week break, and I went straight into 'The Defenders.'

I've shied away from playing Asian characters. if you look back, I'm playing characters that have no relevance to my ethnicity.

In Singapore, I'd spend the majority of my time at hawker centres because the food there is incredible.

I was always going back and forth between Singapore and the U.K.