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When I'm not working, I'm really, really low key. I don't wear makeup unless I have to; I don't get my hair done unless I really need to.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media.
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I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.
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I like being free to take on any project that inspires me and to trust that the work will speak for itself.
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I played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz.' That was my first role on stage.
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I just love performing so much, and I threw myself into every musical theater production that was going in my home town and at school. And then, I went to the National Youth Music Theatre, which was really a galvanizing experience for me when I was 17.
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I was so thrilled to be in 'Doctor Who.' It's such a wonderful experience, and the fan base that that show has never fails to surprise me.
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In 2009, I was living in London and getting work I enjoyed.
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I see L.A. as a workplace rather than somewhere to live. If I don't get out, I go crazy. If you have a little success, people treat you differently, so it's good to keep a healthy perspective. It's acting, not rocket science.
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From the age of four, I loved ballet and tap. I was in the school band, the choir, and all my school plays.
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I feel like I learn in every project.
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I was born in the '80s, so I don't really remember it very strongly, but the music is so iconic. And so those artists - Madonna, Prince, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston - you still hear those songs all the time. And there's such a distinctive style - the clothes, the shoulder pads, the big hair, the perm.
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