David Oyelowo Quotes

I think it's vital to have something outside your acting to keep you rooted in the real world, and help you fill the vacuum. If you have nothing else, it can be unhealthy. For me being a Christian has been invaluable: it simply means acting isn't the centre of my life.

David Oyelowo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: April 1, 1976

Topics

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I dreamed my way into Lincoln and the details that moved me - his lack of education or 'civilized' manners and his deep connection to all humankind.

Jerome Charyn

EducationMeDeepDetailsConnection

I try to put the same spirit into that that I put into any other music endeavor I'm involved in.

John Frusciante

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Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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I just know I'm too much of a wuss for Stephen King's books. I'm way too chicken to read horror.

Stephenie Meyer

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The danger with playing a part that defines you is that it swallows up everything else.

Tom Hollander

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Like a nontechnical user trying to understand a technical problem, our racial illiteracy limits our ability to have meaningful conversations about race.

Robin DiAngelo

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It took me nine years to get through the fourth grade. When I got into television commercials, I had to take a crash course in reading. I was 32 years old, and I couldn't read the cue cards.

Rocky Graziano

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It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not about the legislators, it's not about me, it's about what Terri Schiavo wanted.

Michael Schiavo

MoneyMeWantedAboutLegislators

I worked in a supermarket for a year; I worked in a finance department at a university, a pub, busking and singing. I tried to be a nanny for about three weeks.

Julia Davis

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One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before Congress, have lent this support to Mrs. Obama's effort to combat childhood obesity.

Jose Andres

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Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.

Bono

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I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.

Ariel Pink

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