Naomi Ackie

I clung to being an actress because I felt like it was one of the only things I had, and now that…

— Naomi Ackie

I've really enjoyed, in my career, getting to play so many different roles. I'm starting to get really curious about who I…

— Naomi Ackie

I think it's important that bravery and fighting for what's right isn't always about not feeling any fear or just feeling the…

— Naomi Ackie

I've always been quite scared about the term movie star because I just want to have the space to experiment, and my…

— Naomi Ackie

Acting for me, now, is a formula thing. I've tuned into the part of myself that used to dismantle TV remote controls…

— Naomi Ackie

I can't speak for anyone else, but I've got a really small attention span, so if I knew exactly what was going…

— Naomi Ackie

It helps to know that my mum believed I could make it. She taught me that if you want to make work…

— Naomi Ackie

Oh my God, dude, I swear when I was a teenager, I used to daydream about that! Like, 'one day I'm going…

— Naomi Ackie

I've had messages from people thanking me for wearing my natural hair on 'Star Wars' because their little girls, who have been…

— Naomi Ackie

People as a whole, but in particular women, we all share with one another that, 'Was that weird? Did I just smile…

— Naomi Ackie

There's this idea that inclusivity and seeking diversity is this agenda. And the truth is, it is. It's an agenda, but it's…

— Naomi Ackie

There's something kind of fun to hear the colloquialisms come out when people grow angry. All of a sudden, you hear my…

— Naomi Ackie

A really special part of acting to me is to be able to make an audience feel, and for you not to…

— Naomi Ackie

I grew up with Burberry; as a kid in London in the nineties and early noughties it was everywhere and we all…

— Naomi Ackie

There's something really interesting to me about the idea of being okay... of just being satisfied. And I'm never satisfied, it absolutely…

— Naomi Ackie

The thing that's so interesting about 'Star Wars' is that it always follows the same themes about making your own family and…

— Naomi Ackie

I wouldn't change my identity for the world but sometimes I am exhausted. I'm exhausted by waking up in a world that…

— Naomi Ackie

Sometimes we like to think if we had power, that we would be different, and we would be omnipotent, but the truth…

— Naomi Ackie

My ultimate, ultimate go-to is 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.' I grew up on that. I feel like it's an anthem for…

— Naomi Ackie