David Harewood

When I was sent the script for 'Homeland,' I didn't think anything of it. Three months later, my manager rang and said:…

— David Harewood

I loved working with Mandy Patinkin, I have to say.

— David Harewood

Everyone wants to be James Bond, and there's a queue of guys ahead of me - but I will throw my hat…

— David Harewood

Myself, I believe that black theatre continues to evolve, and the success of writers like Bola Agbaje and Rachel De-lahay is proof…

— David Harewood

I'm very fortunate. I loved school and, when I went there, race, gangs and violence were not issues. There was a feeling,…

— David Harewood

Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and…

— David Harewood

If people see that I'm fully committed to my chosen charities and fully engaged in their issues, maybe they'll click a link…

— David Harewood

I always tell younger actors that if they want to learn the ropes, there's no better place to do it than right…

— David Harewood

People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'

— David Harewood

I always get this feeling on my last day of work that I'm never going to work again.

— David Harewood

After 'Homeland,' I was offered a lot of very authoritarian, square, angry boss types, but I wanted to do something different. Casting…

— David Harewood

I try to ensure my daughters are not spoilt. They are very aware of how lucky they are and appreciate it. We…

— David Harewood

It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary.

— David Harewood

The area where I grew up in Birmingham was very diverse - I was aware of my race but not overly aware…

— David Harewood

I loathe the word 'celebrity,' and I hope I'm not a diva. Whenever I see diva-ish behaviour, I just leave the room;…

— David Harewood

At school, I was the classroom clown - I was always being thrown out for being naughty. Before I left, a teacher…

— David Harewood

My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of…

— David Harewood

For the charities, their relationships with celebrity supporters should be as deep and purposeful as the ones they have with any of…

— David Harewood

You have to have a certain single-mindedness if you want to reach the top of the profession, and I'm not sure if…

— David Harewood

Everybody can, you know, go online, read about something, and have an opinion about something.

— David Harewood

I do know in the 1960s comics, Martian Manhunter took on the form of a black man - that could have been…

— David Harewood

Growing up, I really looked up to the classic Hollywood actors like Spencer Tracy, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Falk. I love character…

— David Harewood

In England, you feel like a member of the revolutionary guard the minute you even mention race. But I do think that…

— David Harewood

I remember coming back to the U.K. after spending five months in Charlotte for 'Homeland,' and I just found myself just wandering…

— David Harewood

I'm a nut for these 'crime reality' shows. Things like 'Forensic Files,' 'Forensic Detectives.'

— David Harewood