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> [What interests Sam Mendes are characters and relationships, and he was a genius at giving you the freedom to create the type of character you want, and also to explore and have fun with your fellow actors. For him, characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/what-interests-sam-mendes-are-characters-and-relationships-and-he-was/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

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## More by Naomie Harris

> [I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-always-find-filming-stressful-i-get-very-caught-up-thinking-about/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [When you go somewhere like Kenya and you see how the children don't have pencils and pens, and all of these things are considered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/when-you-go-somewhere-like-kenya-and-you-see-how-the-children-don-t/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-know-a-lot-of-actors-who-get-a-part-and-then-they-dissect-it-and/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I would never wear anything too revealing. I'm not a fan of dresses where you look nude... I think that looks a bit desperate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-would-never-wear-anything-too-revealing-i-m-not-a-fan-of-dresses/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-did-not-enjoy-cambridge-but-i-shouldn-t-blame-cambridge-alone-i/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I love doing a film with a new bunch of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-love-doing-a-film-with-a-new-bunch-of-people/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-ve-never-been-that-person-who-wants-a-rolls-royce-or-wants-to-live/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [Mandela is this extraordinary individual who can inspire the world. Instead of wanting revenge after being brutalized, he showed the world how to forgive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/mandela-is-this-extraordinary-individual-who-can-inspire-the-world/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I don't remember my childhood very well at all, but my earliest memory is holding a man's hand as I was walking down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-don-t-remember-my-childhood-very-well-at-all-but-my-earliest-memory/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I never ever thought that I would be in a Bond film, ever, which is weird because I grew up loving these amazing movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-never-ever-thought-that-i-would-be-in-a-bond-film-ever-which-is/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [I'm afraid that what most people don't know about me is that I'm very close to my brother and sister, who are 16 and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/i-m-afraid-that-what-most-people-don-t-know-about-me-is-that-i-m-very/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [ People are already describing it \[Skyfall\] as the best Bond flick ever, and I really think it will be. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/people-are-already-describing-it-skyfall-as-the-best-bond-flick-ever/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [When you film in Africa, it's almost like a character in and of itself because it is so beautiful and has this special magic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/when-you-film-in-africa-it-s-almost-like-a-character-in-and-of-itself/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [If you educate children, then they are capable of so much - you empower them, you give them choices, and you enable them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/if-you-educate-children-then-they-are-capable-of-so-much-you-empower/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

> [The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomie-harris/the-wonderful-thing-about-drama-school-is-that-it-stretches-you-in-a/)

[Naomie Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomie-harris/)

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