David Oyelowo Quotes

Although I am a Christian, with what religion has become - a tool for so much of the bad stuff - I just say to people that I'm a person of faith.

David Oyelowo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FaithReligionI AmPeopleChristian

When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.

John Constable

NaturePictureDownForgetSketch

Whether you're writing a horror show or a James Bond film, I think what bubbles beneath is interesting characterization. The colors that emerge through storytelling is what a dramatist does. There's always got to be something bubbling underneath that will erupt at some point.

John Logan

ColorsWritingBondThinkYouWill

My daddy wanted me to be a farmer; feel the smoothness of Alabama clay and become one of the first blacks in my town to own land. But, I was worried about my history being caked with that southern clay, and I subscribed to a different kind of teaching and learning in my bones and in my spirit.

John Henrik Clarke

LearningHistoryMeFeelFarmer

It's obvious that any new show comes with its share of blunders, misfires, and bad choices.

Robert Lepage

ChoicesBadNewBad ChoicesShare

I think the Internet has given rise to voices that want to attack others.

Jeff Zucker

ThinkInternetRiseWantOthers

The more queer characters I play over my years of working as an actor, and the more I see other young artists stepping up with the same intention I have, to make space for the voices of a generation of people who may not fit the status-quo, the more it inspires me to keep going.

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Keep GoingSpacePeopleMePlaySee

I have not that joy in the Holy Ghost, no settled, lasting joy; nor have I such a peace as excludes the possibility either of fear or doubt.

John Wesley

FearPeaceJoyDoubtGhostHoly

Music and fashion have had a kind of incestuous relationship since the Fifties. It started with people like Elvis Presley and pop icons like James Dean. Then it exploded in the MTV days. Now, with the Internet, it's instantaneous.

John Varvatos

MusicRelationshipPeopleFashion

Every article I've read about myself always winds up concluding that I am not, in fact, completely stupid.

Amber Heard

MyselfI AmStupidAlwaysWindsUp

I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

Amber Riley

MeAmericanIdolAmerican Idol

Before you can write a novel you have to have a number of ideas that come together. One idea is not enough.

Joyce Carol Oates

TogetherIdeasEnoughYouWrite

In the wake of such bad news, it was heartening to know that what 'Sense8' stood for meant so much to so many people.

Brian J. Smith

PeopleBadNewsKnowBad NewsMuch

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