English - Actor | February 24, 1989 -
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
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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.
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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.
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'Sucker Punch' was so demanding, it scared me a bit.
I love comedy. I don't think there's enough comedy on stage.
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I didn't take writing seriously at first - I didn't think I could do it. When I did, I fell in love with it. But writing is very lonely.
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'The Fades' is its own world. If you try and link it to some religion, you have people going, 'Oh, that's not right,' with their Bible open. Let's just chuck some imagination at it.
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Really, I have no idea how I'm perceived in the industry.
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I find it hard to watch a lot of the kind of things I'm doing before doing it. I don't think it's helpful for me. It makes me too aware.
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What you want to do is make people talk, start a conversation.
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Racism isn't just in America... Alienation is felt worldwide in different capacities.
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I think diverse stories are just stories. I don't think 'diverse' is an add-on package. Things that are not diverse are weird because that's not accurate.
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