--- title: "1 Did School Quotes By Gugu Mbatha-Raw" description: "1 Did School quotes by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Plus more from Gugu Mbatha-Raw and more Did School sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/gugu-mbatha-raw-8335_adventure_this-is-what-i-ve-always-wanted-to-do-ev_1405435.jpg" --- > [This is what I've always wanted to do ever since I was a little girl. Coming from dance and theater and what was accessible to me in my hometown, it was all I did after school and on the weekends.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/this-is-what-i-ve-always-wanted-to-do-ever-since-i-was-a-little-girl/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/gugu-mbatha-raw-8335_adventure_this-is-what-i-ve-always-wanted-to-do-ev_1405435.jpg) ## More by Gugu Mbatha-Raw > [I think being biracial is a different experience. I think that, and coming from the U.K., I feel as much white as I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-think-being-biracial-is-a-different-experience-i-think-that-and/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [It is important to be conscious of the message that you're putting out there. It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/it-is-important-to-be-conscious-of-the-message-that-you-re-putting/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-didn-t-really-grow-up-on-hip-hop-ella-fitzgerald-and-the-old-school/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [Because of my job, my hair gets played with a lot on set, so I try to give it little bit of breathing space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/because-of-my-job-my-hair-gets-played-with-a-lot-on-set-so-i-try-to/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/don-t-worry-about-society-s-conditioning-and-the-labels-that-are-put/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I've always had an ear for languages and music so it's something I'm continually working on but it's fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-ve-always-had-an-ear-for-languages-and-music-so-it-s-something-i-m/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [In my own life, when I'm not working, I do wear a lot of black. I think I do feel very comfortable in black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/in-my-own-life-when-i-m-not-working-i-do-wear-a-lot-of-black-i-think/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I like to choose things that fit my body for sure; you learn to find the things that complement your shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-like-to-choose-things-that-fit-my-body-for-sure-you-learn-to-find/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort of soulful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-definitely-grew-up-to-nina-simone-and-a-lot-of-ella-fitzgerald-and/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [One of my favourite places is Hampstead Heath. When I first moved to London, I lived in Highgate, and I would walk on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/one-of-my-favourite-places-is-hampstead-heath-when-i-first-moved-to/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I think, irrespective of your race, everybody has moments in life where they don't fit in, or where they try to puzzle through who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-think-irrespective-of-your-race-everybody-has-moments-in-life-where/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I prefer to focus on the future. There are a lot of new stories to be heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-prefer-to-focus-on-the-future-there-are-a-lot-of-new-stories-to-be/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [My personal style is somewhat androgynous and simple. With my lifestyle, I've become more of a minimalist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/my-personal-style-is-somewhat-androgynous-and-simple-with-my/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [Because I had grown up with Jane Austen novels and period dramas, I was very familiar with that period and that world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/because-i-had-grown-up-with-jane-austen-novels-and-period-dramas-i/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) > [I never wanted to be like anyone growing up. It's always been about the enjoyment, and I've just never wanted to imitate anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gugu-mbatha-raw/i-never-wanted-to-be-like-anyone-growing-up-it-s-always-been-about/) [Gugu Mbatha-Raw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gugu-mbatha-raw/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-school/gugu-mbatha-raw/#itemlist", "name": "1 Did School Quotes By Gugu Mbatha-Raw", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This is what I've always wanted to do ever since I was a little girl. Coming from dance and theater and what was accessible to me in my hometown, it was all I did after school and on the weekends. 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