I've got friends, who were like, 'Oh my god, babe. You're playing Auntie Whitney.' They were like, 'We just call her Auntie Whitney in our house.' In the U.K., there's a very parasocial relationship with Whitney, because she was one… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
There's this idea that inclusivity and seeking diversity is this agenda. And the truth is, it is. It's an agenda, but it's about addition… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
I wanted to be Baby Spice growing up. It was a real battle in the playground. We'd play Spice Girls and I always wanted… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
There are people who will look for the holes in whatever you create and whatever you say to justify the hate of you, and… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
It helps to know that my mum believed I could make it. She taught me that if you want to make work of quality,… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
Sometimes we like to think if we had power, that we would be different, and we would be omnipotent, but the truth is absolute… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
I come from a physical background and I've always loved to do martial arts, but I've been in and out and never stuck to… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
I love Big Themes. Films that ask big questions about technology, society, mortality. — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
You can go back through time, all over the globe, and point to people who want to dictate how we value the lives around… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
Some people don't get it, but I think there's something fascinating about a character who's obsessed with power. — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
To make this sound very, very unromantic, acting is my job, and I really love the craft of it. — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
I grew up with Burberry; as a kid in London in the nineties and early noughties it was everywhere and we all coveted it,… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
I had quite intense stage fright singing in front of people. It always made me nervous to do it when I'm not on a… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
The more authentic I am to myself, the less pressure I've felt to fit into some mold that doesn't exist. — Naomi Ackie Copy Share
