32 Quotes by Noma Dumezweni

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    I don't do the victim mode. I don't do blame. I can't bear that.

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    I did fringe theatre for so many years, and then I got my first play at the RSC, which was an amazing feeling, but I was 30 and had started acting in my early twenties.

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    I moved to London, and it's a cliche to say that London is a melting pot, but it's true - I didn't stand out anymore.

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    I wasn't very academic at school, but the Wolsey Youth Theatre was the saving of me.

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    I tried twice to get into drama school and didn't, so I worked my way up through the fringe.

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    I arrived in this country as a refugee child with my sister and my mother.

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    Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place.

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    The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white.

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