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> [In England, you feel like a member of the revolutionary guard the minute you even mention race. But I do think that the OscarsSoWhite phenomenon will have to reflect back on England. What people are essentially saying is that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/in-england-you-feel-like-a-member-of-the-revolutionary-guard-the/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

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## More by David Harewood

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/i-didn-t-go-abroad-until-quite-late-a-friend-drove-us-to-amalfi-italy/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/before-recording-my-homeland-audition-on-my-iphone-in-my-bedroom-in/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [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?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/i-ve-done-so-much-different-stuff-people-kinda-go-do-you-live-in/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [Giving kids the chance to see live theatre should not just be free, it should be compulsory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/giving-kids-the-chance-to-see-live-theatre-should-not-just-be-free-it/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [On 'Supergirl,' there are huge characters with huge mythologies behind them. What's important is that you don't lock yourself into something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/on-supergirl-there-are-huge-characters-with-huge-mythologies-behind/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/it-s-pretty-hard-to-stand-in-the-queue-auditioning-to-play-a/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/i-remember-when-i-first-came-to-los-angeles-being-staggered-by-the/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/british-people-are-surprised-that-i-m-british-it-s-extraordinary-i/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [Working at the National Theatre is just wonderful. There is no place like the South Bank on a summer's afternoon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/working-at-the-national-theatre-is-just-wonderful-there-is-no-place/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [I was in a number of school plays, one in particular, when I was 13 or 14, entitled 'Illusions.' It was put together by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/i-was-in-a-number-of-school-plays-one-in-particular-when-i-was-13-or/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/i-watched-the-night-unfold-from-beginning-to-end-on-my-own-here-in-my/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [New York is vibrant, sexy, naughty, always surprising, and has great live music and great fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/new-york-is-vibrant-sexy-naughty-always-surprising-and-has-great-live/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [My parents came over from Barbados in the late 1950s and early '60s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/my-parents-came-over-from-barbados-in-the-late-1950s-and-early-60s/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [I do enjoy acting, but it is such a game. So for that reason, I don't think I'll ever leave London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/i-do-enjoy-acting-but-it-is-such-a-game-so-for-that-reason-i-don-t/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

> [When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/when-i-first-played-othello-a-reviewer-absolutely-slaughtered-me/)

[David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/)

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