71 Quotes by Wunmi Mosaku

I plant vegetables and every time I see a flower I'm like, 'I'm going to get a vegetable in a few weeks!'

I'm always playing someone grumpy or sad or grieving or downtrodden or stoic. As people get to know me within the industry, they know it's completely the opposite of what I'm like because I am a hyperactive, energetic ball.

Gender inequality is a global issue that affects everyone.

I come from a very matriarchal family and it's important to me that women are protected and saved and educated and loved and valued.

My parents are professors. My sister is a Ph.D. student. My other sister has a business.

I Googled every actor from my favorite film 'Annie.' Albert Finney was also from Manchester and he went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - so I auditioned there, too.

I was always treated older than I am when I was a kid, so I had to be like, 'No, I'm sweet,' and this has continued into adulthood because of the way society portrays Black women.

When I step out of my front door, I have to paint on a bright, big smile to make sure people treat me kindly rather than with suspicion, or assume that I'm going to be aggressive.

Until 'Lovecraft Country' feels like a show where people go, 'Is that how the world used to be?' we do need to talk about it and make art about it, because sadly, it's not history yet.