Because of my job, my hair gets played with a lot on set, so I try to give it little bit of… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I don't really want to just play the girlfriend or the love interest. I get so many scripts like that, and -… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I'm just broadening my craft and stretching my skills a little bit in different directions. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
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 black. And so it's really important for me to address these issues of identity in my work. But also, you know, we're always stronger when we work on, you know, what we have in common. And… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share
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… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
Because of my job, my hair gets played with a lot on set, so I try to give it little bit of breathing space… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I've always had an ear for languages and music so it's something I'm continually working on but it's fun. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
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. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I like to choose things that fit my body for sure; you learn to find the things that complement your shape. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort of soulful… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
One of my favourite places is Hampstead Heath. When I first moved to London, I lived in Highgate, and I would walk on the… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
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… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
I prefer to focus on the future. There are a lot of new stories to be heard. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
