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I like gardening.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

When I take on a role, all I ...

When I take on a role, all I tend to do is get to know the script and ask millions of questions, and keep fine tuning what I think the character is trying to say.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

Being in the theatre is like ...

Being in the theatre is like being in a little family: you get really close.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

My first love is a wonderful ...

My first love is a wonderful script. It's the story.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

I always find something in al...

I always find something in all the characters I play. I fall in love with them a little bit.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

My main form of exercise is m...

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

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

As a black actress, all I was...

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

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

Im drawn to stories about ord...

Im drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea or emotion. Im not saying I dont love films about super-people or super-doctors, but my preference is for stories about how we get through this life, what it is to be human, because Im always struggling with it myself.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

I dont like going for more th...

I dont like going for more than a year without doing theater. I dont mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel Im open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

My main form of exercise is m...

My main form of exercise is my bike. I don't have a car, so I cycle everywhere.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

As a black actress, all I was...

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.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

My life is not nuts. I hardly...

My life is not nuts. I hardly ever watch television, I don't go out very much, so I don't really know what's going on.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

I am not a practising Jew, an...

I am not a practising Jew, and I am not embedded in Nigerian culture, but I have a sense of those things inside me, which is very handy for acting. There are a lot of things I can draw on.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

The photo shoot I always feel...

The photo shoot I always feel a bit embarrassed about because I don't really know what to do with myself, but they usually don't use a bad photo, so you can't worry too much. So my main concern is that I just look a bit more like myself.

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I am rather partial to Shakes...

I am rather partial to Shakespeare, though I haven't done loads. But when it's done right, there's nothing like it. There are layers upon layers upon layers, and you unpack new things constantly. I don't know how he knew so many things - about the world, about women, about human nature, life, death, our fears and hopes.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

I just get offered a lot more...

I just get offered a lot more work in America than I do in Britain.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

If the writers all come from ...

If the writers all come from the same backgrounds, you are going to get the same sorts of characters. Get a broader variety of writers, and you get a bigger range of stories.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

There is a lot more opportuni...

There is a lot more opportunity now, and I welcome all the conversations we are having about diversity, about women and about class... I come from a very working-class background, and I think the class thing is still probably more tricky.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

The tried and tested becomes ...

The tried and tested becomes very boring. There's no way that the British equivalent of a Bryan Cranston would get the lead in a British equivalent of 'Breaking Bad.'

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

I can't, for example, Google ...

I can't, for example, Google myself, because I am very sensitive.

Sophie Okonedo 7 quotes

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