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title: "1 Actors Set Quotes By Ncuti Gatwa"
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> [Make-up are the first people the actors go to on set every day - they see you at your most vulnerable. Then they paint the character on you, they're integral to that transformation. It's such an intimate art form that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/make-up-are-the-first-people-the-actors-go-to-on-set-every-day-they/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

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## More by Ncuti Gatwa

> [At home, I was very traditional, studied, made sure I brought home those A's and B's, made sure I went to Bible study. Outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/at-home-i-was-very-traditional-studied-made-sure-i-brought-home-those/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [You get on the tube and you notice everyone's looking at you, and you're like, 'What's on my face?' It always takes me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/you-get-on-the-tube-and-you-notice-everyone-s-looking-at-you-and-you/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [Unfortunately, when you're a parent and you completely love your child, it can make you act a bit crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/unfortunately-when-you-re-a-parent-and-you-completely-love-your-child/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [I was in a play just outside of London and started auditioning for 'Sex Education,' but I just completely had the mindset that it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/i-was-in-a-play-just-outside-of-london-and-started-auditioning-for/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [A lot of our sex education at school is so biological.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/a-lot-of-our-sex-education-at-school-is-so-biological/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [I loved Hackney because they embraced me really, like with open arms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/i-loved-hackney-because-they-embraced-me-really-like-with-open-arms/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [A couple of weeks before I started auditioning for 'Sex Education,' I was very convinced I was going to quit acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/a-couple-of-weeks-before-i-started-auditioning-for-sex-education-i/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [Being a 25 year old man with no money or job affected my sense of self-worth. Rejection became unbearable. Auditions weren't just acting jobs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/being-a-25-year-old-man-with-no-money-or-job-affected-my-sense-of/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [It's incredibly important for the world to see a gay black character that's comfortable with themselves on screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/it-s-incredibly-important-for-the-world-to-see-a-gay-black-character/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [Within church communities, within black communities, and within black church communities, gossip is thy friend. Gossip will be thy friend!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/within-church-communities-within-black-communities-and-within-black/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [It is important that we continue to keep telling stories from new perspectives and have proper representation on our screens, because it is educational…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/it-is-important-that-we-continue-to-keep-telling-stories-from-new/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [What your child wants and what you know is right for them can be very conflicting at times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/what-your-child-wants-and-what-you-know-is-right-for-them-can-be-very/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [I think I have that love of colour in common with Eric, my character on 'Sex Education.' That said, his look is often slightly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/i-think-i-have-that-love-of-colour-in-common-with-eric-my-character/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [Nobody's going to erase mine or anyone's existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/nobody-s-going-to-erase-mine-or-anyone-s-existence/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

> [That's the thing about 'Sex Education,' the shooting situations are so bizarre that nothing is a surprise any more. It's just another day at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ncuti-gatwa/that-s-the-thing-about-sex-education-the-shooting-situations-are-so/)

[Ncuti Gatwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ncuti-gatwa/)

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