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Being young, working class, and black, everything you do is policed. If someone hits you and you hit back, you are aggressive. If you cry, you are weak. You are kind of always pretending to be something.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Aggressive Always Back Being Black Class Cry Everything Hit Hits Kind Pretending Someone Something Weak Working Working Class You Young

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I just want to tell black stories.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Black Just Stories Tell Want

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Even people who say that black people are minorities, there are a billion black people in the world. A billion white people. What part of that is a minority? If you separate yourself, then maybe. But I see black people as one man. When I see people beaten on the streets of America, that hurts me. I feel that.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: America Beaten Billion Black Even Feel Hurts Man Maybe Me Minorities Minority Part People Say See Separate Streets Then White Who World You Yourself I See I Feel

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'Skins' was like our uni. I'm tight with everyone from 'Skins' because we had that special experience together.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Because Everyone Experience Had Like Our Skins Special Tight Together

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My experience growing up in London and growing up in a working class background is that when people are down and out, that's when they're probably the funniest. They have to be. That's what they do to cope, to find joy, 'cause they don't feel the joy inside. Or they use humor to keep people out.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Background Cause Class Cope Down Experience Feel Find Funniest Growing Growing Up Humor Inside Joy Keep London Out People Up Use Working Working Class

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'A Prophet' is one of my favorite films of all time.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Favorite Favorite Films Films Prophet Time

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I wrote my first play when I was nine. It was performed at Hampstead Theatre.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: First Nine Performed Play Theatre Wrote

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Some black women hug me and walk away. A lot of black men talk about dating white women and how they've been there, too. People open up about their racial experiences. I feel like I'm a walking therapy session. It's quite intense. But it means a lot to people.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: About Away Been Black Dating Experiences Feel How Hug Intense Like Lot Me Means Men Open People Quite Racial Session Some Talk Therapy Too Up Walk Walking White Women I Feel I Feel Like

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When you're a young black man, you're not allowed to be emotional. One of the reasons I act is people pay me to be emotional.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Act Allowed Black Emotional Man Me Pay People Reasons You Young

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I hope people listen to black people more. You'd be surprised how little people listen to black people when it comes to racial issues. It's weird.

~Daniel Kaluuya

Topics: Black Hope How Issues Listen Little Little People More People Racial Surprised Weird You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: February 24th, 1989

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