50 Quotes by Sophie Okonedo

The repetition of the theatre means you've got the time to get deeply inside the person you're playing.

Being a character actor, I can go on until I'm 70 or 80; I'm not bound to the way I look.

I always try to think of positive things to say about the people I portray, as it's more helpful for me.

But I'll tell you what I'm really bad at: I don't concentrate on what I'm doing, so I constantly lose things. I put my purse in the fridge - I'm one of those people.

I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel I'm open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.

I do love being an actress. The other stuff, the 'fame', well - you know what? - you don't actually have to buy into it if you don't want to.

I do love being an actress. The other stuff, the fame, well - you know what? - you dont actually have to buy into it if you dont want to.

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.

My main form of exercise is my bike. I dont have a car, so I cycle everywhere.