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> [My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/my-parents-are-very-hard-working-people-who-did-everything-they-could/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

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## More by David Oyelowo

> [At the end of the day, everyone knows what it is to be loved and to aspire to love someone, to want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/at-the-end-of-the-day-everyone-knows-what-it-is-to-be-loved-and-to/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I truly believe that one of the things that has been lacking in America is a spirit of repentance about the injustices of slavery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-truly-believe-that-one-of-the-things-that-has-been-lacking-in/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [As you know, Sunday at 11 o'clock is the most segregated hour in America. You have black churches; you have white churches; you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/as-you-know-sunday-at-11-o-clock-is-the-most-segregated-hour-in/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [If you merely focus on what we already know, then it's not revelatory. You may as well just go and watch a documentary or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/if-you-merely-focus-on-what-we-already-know-then-it-s-not-revelatory/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I basically enjoy doing films that are about something, that have complex roles that I can sink my teeth into. Basically, I gravitate to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-basically-enjoy-doing-films-that-are-about-something-that-have/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/in-my-time-since-moving-to-the-united-states-i-ve-found-that-there-is/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/we-can-t-afford-to-deny-our-past-in-a-bid-to-be-empowered-but-what-we/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I don't have a tailor, but I do love clothes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-don-t-have-a-tailor-but-i-do-love-clothes/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I am a father, I am very aware of the things that I'm putting out in the world knowing that one day my children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-am-a-father-i-am-very-aware-of-the-things-that-i-m-putting-out-in/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I feel television is in a fantastically rich vein of what it's presenting both by opportunity to actors and to audiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-feel-television-is-in-a-fantastically-rich-vein-of-what-it-s/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I do think how two people dance with each other is indicative of how they feel about each other. It can tell a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-do-think-how-two-people-dance-with-each-other-is-indicative-of-how/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [Excellence is the best weapon against prejudice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/excellence-is-the-best-weapon-against-prejudice/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [People have compact to go beyond our own culture and upbringing to a degree that I think we don't acknowledge enough really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/people-have-compact-to-go-beyond-our-own-culture-and-upbringing-to-a/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [I truly believe that we cannot come to a place of reconciliation until there is individual repentance and corporate repentance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/i-truly-believe-that-we-cannot-come-to-a-place-of-reconciliation/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

> [Africa is trying to find its way back to a sense of itself, when much of that was lost through colonization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-oyelowo/africa-is-trying-to-find-its-way-back-to-a-sense-of-itself-when-much/)

[David Oyelowo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-oyelowo/)

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