When I was sent the script for 'Homeland,' I didn't think anything of it. Three months later, my manager rang and said: 'They are interested in you.' I read it and I realised, 'Yes, I do want this.' Then I… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, 'Blimey, look at that.' — David Harewood Copy Share Image
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… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
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… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
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?'… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
Giving kids the chance to see live theatre should not just be free, it should be compulsory. — David Harewood Copy Share Image
On 'Supergirl,' there are huge characters with huge mythologies behind them. What's important is that you don't lock yourself into something. — David Harewood Copy Share Image
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,… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
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… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
Working at the National Theatre is just wonderful. There is no place like the South Bank on a summer's afternoon. — David Harewood Copy Share Image
I was in a number of school plays, one in particular, when I was 13 or 14, entitled 'Illusions.' It was put together by… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
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… — David Harewood Copy Share Image
New York is vibrant, sexy, naughty, always surprising, and has great live music and great fashion. — David Harewood Copy Share Image
