You have to remember that you are part of a craft, and you are constantly building your craft. Ultimately, we are artists, so it comes from us. And I think the tricky thing about being an actor is that we're… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
Actors may not realize the extent of their own power. Acting is creation. It's them bringing their own stuff, letting it marinate in their soul, in their creative engine. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. And I had a pretty idyllic childhood. I felt that I was kind of this outspoken girl, I… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I call myself Zimerican. I was born in the Midwest to Zimbabwean parents. My father was a professor at Grinnell College in Iowa. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
If a story is telling a truth, then why shouldn't it affect everybody? — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
My assumption is I'm not going to be recognized. But when I am, I'm like, "Dang, you know who I am?" I always think… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I just feel like it's fascinating to me just watching my own family, seeing my cousins have children here, seeing the generations go on,… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
You have to remember that you are part of a craft, and you are constantly building your craft. Ultimately, we are artists, so it… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
If my work is on the stage, you can be rested assured I'm going to make use of it as a platform for activism… — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
