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We're all, whether we like it or not, gonna have to deal with bereavement at some point in our lives, and it's something I think, as a society, maybe we shy away from.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Away Deal Gonna Like Lives Maybe Our Our Lives Point Shy Society Some Something Think Whether I Think

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For me, I actively look for projects that showcase people of color.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Actively Color Look Me People Projects Showcase

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I think that any channel, whether it's Fox, CNN, or whatever, if they were truly giving a 360-view of what's going on, we would be better equipped to not slap judgments on people we really don't understand.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Any Better Channel Equipped Fox Giving Going Judgments People Really Slap Think Truly Understand Were Whatever Whether Would I Think Cnn

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People always ask me, 'Why so many historical dramas?' Because those are the best roles I get to play, and I get to play heroes in those roles.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Always Ask Because Best Dramas Get Heroes Historical Many Me People Play Roles Those Why

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I truly think a long career is to keep the audience guessing and not being able to be boxed, and for me, I'm not hell-bent on playing the lead in things as long its an interesting character with phenomenally talented people, and it's a script that I feel is genuinely innovative, creative, and potentially interesting for an audience.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Able Audience Being Boxed Career Character Creative Feel Genuinely Guessing Innovative Interesting Keep Lead Long Long Career Me People Playing Potentially Script Talented Talented People Things Think Truly I Feel

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I try as much as possible not to utter a single line that I don't believe in.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Believe Line Much Possible Single Try Utter

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What I try to do with my career as an actor is what I've learned in the theater: I am rigorous with myself as to whether I'm telling the truth, and I try to surround myself with filmmakers and content creators who are also interested in the pursuit of the truth.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Actor Also Am Career Content Creators Filmmakers Interested Learned Myself Pursuit Rigorous Surround Telling Telling The Truth Theater Truth Try Whether Who I Am

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If you look at your companies, and half of your staff are not female, and a decent percentage of them are not people of color, then you are part of the problem because you need people working for you and you need people in positions of leadership who can exercise their bias and who can exercise their perspective.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Because Bias Color Companies Decent Exercise Female Half Leadership Look Need Part People Percentage Perspective Positions Problem Staff Them Then Who Working You Your

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If my history, my indisputable British history, has never been visited, where does that put me? If we are only going to look at things that need a revisit, you are wiping me out of this country's history. That is unacceptable to me.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Been British Country Does Going History Look Me Need Never Only Out Put Revisit Things Unacceptable Visited Where You

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I had always known that I couldn't play Dr. King purely out of my own ability as an actor. When you look at him give those speeches, you can tell that he is taken up by something other than himself. He is flowing with an anointing that is directly from God.

~David Oyelowo

Topics: Ability Actor Always Directly Dr Dr. King Flowing Give God Had He Him Himself King Known Look My Own Other Out Own Play Purely Something Speeches Taken Tell Than Those Up You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: April 1st, 1976

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