I basically enjoy doing films that are about something, that have complex roles that I can sink my teeth into. Basically, I… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I do think how two people dance with each other is indicative of how they feel about each other. It can tell… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
People have compact to go beyond our own culture and upbringing to a degree that I think we don't acknowledge enough really. — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I truly believe slavery is why, as a by-product, we still have a disproportionate amount of black men incarcerated in the USA.… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
We're not served by only knowing our finest hours through film or media, or in the history that we are taught. I… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I think that having a black president in this country has been a seismic shift, in terms of what has been going… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I never, ever do a film and just kind of move on. I think of them as children of mine, and you… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I do think opportunity breeds bravery. It's such a competitive profession, no one owes you anything, talent in itself is not enough.… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I know that there is still a lot of bitterness and anger, and arguably justifiably so, when you think about how brutal… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I love that as a black person I've experienced not being a minority. I think that's helped me to combat the minority… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
It's fascinating to work with a company of actors of such different ages, experience and talents. I'm one of a generation brought… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I think what a lot of people don't realize is how much being the leader of this movement weighed upon him. After… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I think it's vital to have something outside your acting to keep you rooted in the real world, and help you fill… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I certainly don't feel there's a distinction to be made between a television and a film actor. I think there's a distinction… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I admire many actors, though I don't think there's anyone whose career I would want to mirror sort of by the beats.… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I think that having a black president in America has been a seismic shift, in terms of what has been going on… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I think the notion that we are different just because of skin color, and that we should be kept apart or kept… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I think until Britain acknowledges just how much of a presence black people had here before the Sixties, then there are certain… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
Getting to do what I think was my fifth BBC drama with Nikki Amuka-Bird - we've done 'Shoot The Messenger,' 'Five Days,'… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, everyone knows what it is to be loved and to aspire to love someone, to want to be… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I truly believe that one of the things that has been lacking in America is a spirit of repentance about the injustices of slavery… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
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… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
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… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I basically enjoy doing films that are about something, that have complex roles that I can sink my teeth into. Basically, I gravitate to… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
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… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past. — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
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… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I feel television is in a fantastically rich vein of what it's presenting both by opportunity to actors and to audiences. — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I do think how two people dance with each other is indicative of how they feel about each other. It can tell a lot… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
