David Harewood Quotes
I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's only when I came out of RADA - the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - that I suddenly realised people started to refer to me as a black actor.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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I got to write most of everything I said.
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I love the outdoors. I love climbing mountains.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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I've played a lot of elegance and refinement, so to do something really down and dirty is a great attraction.
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In some weird, warped way, I'm actually convinced that if I got mugged, I could probably take out the guy.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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When I'm not singing, I'm a lot of persons: I'm a producer. I'm a badminton player. I'm a writer. I'm a movie freak. I'm a documentary maker.
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Billboard called my solo album, 'Standing In The Spotlight,' a great party album and even said that my raps put the Beastie Boys to shame.
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I was lucky to get into drama school and become a professional actor. No-one ever mentioned the colour of my skin. It's only when I came out of RADA - the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - that I suddenly realised people started to refer to me as a black actor.
