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We live in a world of strange priorities, where Kim Kardashian buying a Lamborghini creates international headlines, but children in Niger suffering from drought and children in Britain suffering from leukaemia go unnoticed.

~David Harewood

Topics: Britain Buying Children Creates Drought Go Headlines International Kim Kim Kardashian Live Priorities Strange Suffering Unnoticed Where World

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When filming for 'Beowulf,' we were close to Hadrian's Wall; there was no phone signal, and the scenery was spectacular.

~David Harewood

Topics: Close Filming Phone Scenery Signal Spectacular Wall Were

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Without a doubt, the majority of historical period dramas tend to be told from a certain perspective. At least in America, black people have some visibility in period dramas, although it's usually in the form of slaves or servitude.

~David Harewood

Topics: Although America Black Certain Doubt Dramas Form Historical Least Majority People Period Perspective Servitude Slaves Some Tend Visibility Without

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On the red carpet, one tip is to suck in your cheekbones - apparently it looks better on camera. I don't know, though; I think a nice smile is best.

~David Harewood

Topics: Apparently Best Better Camera Carpet Cheekbones Know Looks Nice Red Red Carpet Smile Suck Think Though Tip Your I Think

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At school, I was the classroom clown - I was always being thrown out for being naughty. Before I left, a teacher called me in and suggested I became an actor.

~David Harewood

Topics: Actor Always Became Before Being Classroom Clown Left Me Naughty Out School Suggested Teacher Thrown

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When my agent told me I had an audition for 'Friar Tuck,' I burst out laughing. It actually brought a bit of sunshine to my day. I was thinking: fat suit. I was thinking: shaving my head. It was so outlandish, such a crazy idea.

~David Harewood

Topics: Actually Agent Audition Bit Brought Burst Crazy Day Fat Had Head Idea Laughing Me Out Outlandish Shaving Suit Sunshine Thinking Tuck

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Everyone wants to be James Bond, and there's a queue of guys ahead of me - but I will throw my hat into the ring. Bond is such an iconic role, you would have to seriously think how to approach it.

~David Harewood

Topics: Approach Bond Everyone Guys Hat How Iconic James James Bond Me Queue Ring Role Seriously Think Throw Wants Will Would You Ahead

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We live on a planet of limited resources - an abstract notion for some of the world's population, but for many of the poorest and most vulnerable, those limits are all too real.

~David Harewood

Topics: Abstract Limited Limited Resources Limits Live Many Most Notion Planet Poorest Population Real Resources Some Those Too Vulnerable World

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Birmingham people are the salt of the earth, and I've carried that with me all around the world. People respond to a certain down-to-earthness that I have, and that's purely as a result of coming from Birmingham.

~David Harewood

Topics: Around Birmingham Carried Certain Coming Earth Me People Purely Respond Result Salt World

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It's pretty hard to stand in the queue auditioning to play a gynaecologist on 'Holby City' when you've just played Mandela. You think, 'Actually, I want to challenge myself.'

~David Harewood

Topics: Actually Auditioning Challenge City Hard Just Mandela Myself Play Played Pretty Queue Stand Think Want You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: December 8th, 1965

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