While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.

The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.

I'm not a real person. I'm a legend.

Precious, she gets hit by life so many different ways and so many times, but she doesn't yield to it. She continues to get up and she continues to struggle for a better life.

When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.

You can never connect on a deeper level if you idolise someone - you don't see the real person.