David Oyelowo Quotes

Getting to do what I think was my fifth BBC drama with Nikki Amuka-Bird - we've done 'Shoot The Messenger,' 'Five Days,' 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency,' 'Born Equal' and now 'Small Island' - was another highlight for me. And filming in Jamaica was great, too.

David Oyelowo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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My brother and I have never been that close. We have different mothers and never lived in the same house. As kids, my sister, Samantha, and I lived in San Diego and Brad in Brooklyn. The only time I saw him was in the summer when our visitations with our father overlapped.

Jenny Mollen

FatherTimeBrotherSisterBrooklyn

I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.'

Steven Wright

DoorYouDownSaidStreetOpen

There's a big difference between somebody who does acid on weekends and somebody who takes downers every day.

Tommy Rettig

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We're Real Madrid - and being successful is part of our DNA.

Toni Kroos

DNARealSuccessfulBeingMadrid

I'm sensitive about my image of being hard to reach.

Roone Arledge

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My biggest fear in life is losing the people I love, and the thing with cancer is that it seems that you can't really control it.

Mollie King

LifeLoveFearLosingPeopleYou

I've definitely had the experience where I was pursuing someone for a long time that I just obviously did not connect with, so I was always, kind of altering myself for her, But then you realize it's just not worth it. What's the point?

Logan Lerman

TimeMyselfExperienceSomeoneYou

When it's time to make music, that's about getting lost for me. To be a control freak is not half as good as being a freak who's casually in control. You're feeling around in the dark for something that feels good.

Josh Homme

GoodMusicTimeMeControlYou

Novel-writing is a bit like deception. You lie as little as you possibly can. That's the way I do it, anyway.

Joseph O'Neill

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Part of the beauty of Judaism, and surely this is so for other faiths also, is that it gently restores control over time. Three times a day we stop what we are doing and turn to God in prayer. We recover perspective. We inhale a deep breath of eternity.

Jonathan Sacks

BeautyGodTimePerspectiveDay

If you've never been on anything before, they're not going to take a risk and give you a huge job 90 percent of the time. There are exceptions to that. I certainly wasn't an exception to that. I had to pay my dues big time, but I wish somebody would have explained, 'Look, your job is not to get work. Your job is to get better.'

Christine Woods

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My first kiss was when I was 13. I was so nervous that I was shaking. Unfortunately, the girl I kissed never spoke to me again.

Conor Maynard

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