Zawe Ashton

If you cut me open I bleed East London.

— Zawe Ashton

Tennessee Williams moves my soul.

— Zawe Ashton

Art should be for everyone, not just the rich.

— Zawe Ashton

I do consider myself an artist.

— Zawe Ashton

A lobster roll and a few glasses of fizz and I'm happy.

— Zawe Ashton

I'm a card-carrying existentialist.

— Zawe Ashton

For me, food is all about nostalgia.

— Zawe Ashton

I have no idea how to ever sell myself in a snazzy way.

— Zawe Ashton

What sometimes annoys me about the arts is increasingly that we have to put real people on screen or stage.

— Zawe Ashton

When I'm doing a play like 'Betrayal,' I have to be careful not to get stimulation overload.

— Zawe Ashton

My real life memory of leaving Uni is an overwhelming excitement to be going home but also a weird numbness.

— Zawe Ashton

I'm a keen experimenter in the kitchen. With food, not with anything else!

— Zawe Ashton

I'm someone who likes to explore the complexities in people.

— Zawe Ashton

I wanted to quit acting and as soon as I decided that, the call for 'Velvet Buzzsaw' came through.

— Zawe Ashton

Being yourself, or being judged as yourself, is really scary.

— Zawe Ashton

I think there's still a feeling within society, entertainment aside, that women are less funny than men.

— Zawe Ashton

The widespread shame of motherhood is criminal, and it needs to stop. The world can never improve if you disrespect the people…

— Zawe Ashton

I hate when there's a band that you've loved and you go and see them and it's like only the really new…

— Zawe Ashton

We live in a capitalist society and if we're talking about the people at the bottom of the food chain, it's women…

— Zawe Ashton

As an actor you can always blame the director or writer for negative feedback. But as a writer, you're the reason why…

— Zawe Ashton

I didn't grow up with a lot of role models necessarily when I started out - there weren't many people who looked…

— Zawe Ashton

I'm just coming to terms with the fact that I will always do lots of different things and I can't really stay…

— Zawe Ashton

Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life…

— Zawe Ashton

I'm Hackney born and bred and find it hard to call anywhere else home despite the extreme ongoing gentrification which gets me…

— Zawe Ashton

I think anyone who has been bullied finds it life-affirming if you live to tell the tale. I just wish someone told…

— Zawe Ashton

Episodic TV is notoriously brutal because just when you think 'I've got this, I know this character' you can pick up the…

— Zawe Ashton

I hate talking about class, but the truth is as an actor you're only going to be doing some really great work…

— Zawe Ashton

I've had times in the past where I wanted to give up acting, get my head out of the arts because it…

— Zawe Ashton

I'm doing a play at Trafalgar Studios with The Jamie Lloyd Company - 'The Maids' by Jean Genet with Uzo Aduba and…

— Zawe Ashton

If you're looking for reps, write letters that are short and professional. Make sure you have a really great reel of yourself.…

— Zawe Ashton

My dad constantly tells me I should calm down, but I feel so sad when I see places I've known since I…

— Zawe Ashton

In the future, the idea would be to create work for myself, as a way to work up into my 80s if…

— Zawe Ashton

I would like to have a baby.

— Zawe Ashton

I've always acted, it's my passion and belief system.

— Zawe Ashton

I love writing with pen and paper; I hate technology.

— Zawe Ashton

I like clothes that feel fresh and surprising.

— Zawe Ashton

When you're an actor, wealth is about choice.

— Zawe Ashton

I've had doors slammed in my face, I've been shouted at in my face in meetings when I've stood up for myself.

— Zawe Ashton

As a director I would love to work with Marion Cotillard. She's so magical.

— Zawe Ashton

I just always play these really extreme characters - they've all come with parental guidance stickers on them.

— Zawe Ashton