101 Quotes by Zawe Ashton

We live in a capitalist society and if we're talking about the people at the bottom of the food chain, it's women of colour.

Anyone who's been an usher knows it's a training in resilience. But you get such a film education. And the popcorn's free.

I'm a keen experimenter in the kitchen. With food, not with anything else!

As a woman, you do have a sense that if you can do other things, then you should. If you feel, mmm, the roles are getting a little repetitive, and you know you can write, then you should write a different role.

I've always wanted to live somewhere extremely nice like Sloane Square... although that would probably be too nice for me.

I've never lived in north or west London, so I'd like to come out of my comfort zone for a bit. But Stoke Newington is where my heart is, it's where I'm born and bred.

I'm not really sure what defines 'success in the real world' to be honest! It's so objective once you graduate, some people work, some people start families, some go looking for themselves up mountains in Peru.

When you work in film sets, when you're working on projects that are male dominated, you are always treated as the last priority.

I prefer to avoid the phrase 'strong women' when talking about female characters and the lack thereof or the need therefore, because it's not about being strong, it's also about being vulnerable, funny etc.