I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.
The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.
People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up, costume and a driver - but usually, in a war zone, there's only me and the cameraman.

