Actor Quotes by David Harewood

9 Actor quotes by David Harewood

David Harewood shares a handful of personal insights that illuminate his approach to performance. Though brief, the quotes convey his thoughtful and earnest attitude toward the art.

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At school, I was the classroom clown - I was always being thrown out for being naughty. Before I left, a teacher…

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I've done so much different stuff, people kinda go, 'Do you live in Islington?' 'Did you used to go to so and…

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There are countless fantastic actors out there who are being denied the opportunity to play Broadway because they're not a name, and…

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I am the youngest of four children - three boys and one girl. I don't think becoming an actor had anything to…

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Two years after drama school, I had a nervous breakdown: I heard voices, and the voice I heard in my head was…

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As an actor, whether I'm playing Othello on stage or David Estes on 'Homeland,' that ability to give into your imagination is…

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I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's…

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My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of…

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I was in a number of school plays, one in particular, when I was 13 or 14, entitled 'Illusions.' It was put…

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I didn't go abroad until quite late. A friend drove us to Amalfi, Italy, for his sister's wedding when I was a teenager. It…

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Before recording my 'Homeland' audition on my iPhone in my bedroom in Streatham, I hadn't worked or had an audition in the U.K. for…

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I've done so much different stuff, people kinda go, 'Do you live in Islington?' 'Did you used to go to so and so school?'…

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Giving kids the chance to see live theatre should not just be free, it should be compulsory.

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On 'Supergirl,' there are huge characters with huge mythologies behind them. What's important is that you don't lock yourself into something.

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It's pretty hard to stand in the queue auditioning to play a gynaecologist on 'Holby City' when you've just played Mandela. You think, 'Actually,…

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I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in…

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British people are surprised that I'm British! It's extraordinary, I get tweets every day from British people saying, 'I had no idea you were…

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Working at the National Theatre is just wonderful. There is no place like the South Bank on a summer's afternoon.

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I was in a number of school plays, one in particular, when I was 13 or 14, entitled 'Illusions.' It was put together by…

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I watched the night unfold from beginning to end on my own here in my flat in Budapest where I've been working for the…

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New York is vibrant, sexy, naughty, always surprising, and has great live music and great fashion.

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My parents came over from Barbados in the late 1950s and early '60s.

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I do enjoy acting, but it is such a game. So for that reason, I don't think I'll ever leave London.

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When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.

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