--- title: "3 Indigenous Quotes By Shari Sebbens" description: "3 Indigenous quotes by Shari Sebbens. Plus more from Shari Sebbens and more Indigenous sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/shari-sebbens-27712_actor_i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenou_1788852.png" --- > [I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenous-actors-can-play-hamlet-and/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/shari-sebbens-27712_actor_i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenou_1788852.png) > [There is this really old school stereotypical notion in Australia that to be Aboriginal you have to be black: anything but white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/there-is-this-really-old-school-stereotypical-notion-in-australia/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/shari-sebbens-27712_aboriginal_there-is-this-really-old-school-stereoty_2660752.png) > [I was shocked when I moved to Sydney how very few indigenous people I came across. And so when I go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-was-shocked-when-i-moved-to-sydney-how-very-few-indigenous-people-i/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/shari-sebbens-27712_across_i-was-shocked-when-i-moved-to-sydney-how_2789455.jpg) ## Other authors on Indigenous - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rigoberta-menchu-79161.jpg) Rigoberta Menchu 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/rigoberta-menchu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-evo-morales-34390.jpg) Evo Morales 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/evo-morales/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-malcolm-fraser-62853.jpg) Malcolm Fraser 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/malcolm-fraser/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rebecca-adamson-77772.jpg) Rebecca Adamson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/rebecca-adamson/) - [Perry Bellegarde 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/perry-bellegarde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-patty-mills-6365.jpg) Patty Mills 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/patty-mills/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-lily-gladstone-6158.jpg) Lily Gladstone 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/lily-gladstone/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-rudd-56900.jpg) Kevin Rudd 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/kevin-rudd/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sandra-cisneros-82933.jpg) Sandra Cisneros 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/sandra-cisneros/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roxanne-dunbarortiz-81448.jpg) Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/roxanne-dunbar-ortiz/) - [Jackie Huggins 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/jackie-huggins/) ## More by Shari Sebbens > [One of my earliest memories is being backstage at 'Bran Nue Dae' in Darwin when I was about eight. It's such a fun, happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/one-of-my-earliest-memories-is-being-backstage-at-bran-nue-dae-in/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [People look at me, and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. I always thought I'd be the white person in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/people-look-at-me-and-they-don-t-see-what-they-think-is-a-typical/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-ve-trained-myself-not-to-put-too-much-emphasis-on-awards-only/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [People look at me and they dont see what they think is a typical Aboriginal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/people-look-at-me-and-they-dont-see-what-they-think-is-a-typical/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > ['Gods of Wheat Street' has been described as an Aboriginal 'Neighbours' or 'Home and Away.' But on set, we were calling it 'Black to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/gods-of-wheat-street-has-been-described-as-an-aboriginal-neighbours/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [My mum's from Broome, so I'm a saltwater person - Aboriginal people are either freshwater, saltwater or desert mob. So I always feel much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/my-mum-s-from-broome-so-i-m-a-saltwater-person-aboriginal-people-are/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [People look at me and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/people-look-at-me-and-they-don-t-see-what-they-think-is-a-typical-2/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [I want to work as hard as I can. But I also want six kids! It takes a lot of courage as an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-want-to-work-as-hard-as-i-can-but-i-also-want-six-kids-it-takes-a/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenous-actors-can-play-hamlet-and/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [Stage is definitely my home first and foremost - I still feel like I'm yet to earn my stripes on set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/stage-is-definitely-my-home-first-and-foremost-i-still-feel-like-i-m/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [It had never occurred to me that my colour - or lack of it - was an issue for some people, but then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/it-had-never-occurred-to-me-that-my-colour-or-lack-of-it-was-an-issue/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/it-takes-a-lot-of-courage-as-an-actor-to-take-time-off-for-family-but/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [I'm attracted to strong female roles: females that aren't necessarily defined by their relationships with men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-m-attracted-to-strong-female-roles-females-that-aren-t-necessarily/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [A lot of my identity as an Aboriginal person is about family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/a-lot-of-my-identity-as-an-aboriginal-person-is-about-family/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) > [I'm a believer, but an unsettled one. I think it has something to do with the fact that my grandmother always told me she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-m-a-believer-but-an-unsettled-one-i-think-it-has-something-to-do/) [Shari Sebbens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-sebbens/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/indigenous/shari-sebbens/#itemlist", "name": "3 Indigenous Quotes By Shari Sebbens", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shari Sebbens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-sebbens/i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenous-actors-can-play-hamlet-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/shari-sebbens-27712_actor_i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenou_1788852.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/shari-sebbens-27712_actor_i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenou_1788852.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/shari-sebbens-27712_actor_i-look-forward-to-the-day-when-indigenou_1788852.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and…” — Shari Sebbens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is this really old school stereotypical notion in Australia that to be Aboriginal you have to be black: anything but white or pale skinned. 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