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" Getting to travel around the world and go to glamorous locations is certainly not what I had as a kid. "
Naomie Harris
Kid
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Travel
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" I would never wear anything too revealing. I'm not a fan of dresses where you look nude... I think that looks a bit desperate. "
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" Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer. "
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" What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching. "
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" I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?' "
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" I really, really love Daniel Craig as Bond. "
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" I'm incredibly impatient; I'd like to be less so, and more content with the now. "
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" There weren't really any visible men in my family when I was growing up, but of course there have been men in my life, wonderful men. "
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" I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower. "
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" I like to believe that we all pray to the same god. "
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" The Windrush era is a very important part of British history as it helps us understand how and why we became the multicultural society we are today, and also helps us understand the history of race relations in this country. "
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History
Today
" I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock. "
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Leaving
Enjoy
" Your boss is only human and just wants the best from you. "
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" I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful. "
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Me
Book
" I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day. "
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" Yes, I'm obsessed with health, which has been an interesting journey. I went down the raw-food diet route, but got ill. It was really hard, especially in Britain in winter, trying to survive on raw carrots. I became so ill and anemic, so I stopped that and became a vitamin junkie. I just ate lots of vegetables, exercised and breathed. "
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" There are certain expectations that are put on you as a child actor, but mainly it's just turn up and say your lines with a lot of energy and a cute smile. "
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Cute
Child
" I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that. "
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" I don't why I was bullied. I was quite shy and skinny. Very nerdy, very bookwormish. I think I was just a target. "
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Nerdy
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" At Cambridge, it was the weirdest culture. Everyone pretended they didn't do any work, yet it was so competitive. "
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Work
Competitive
Culture
" I love Sam Mendes. He's a fantastic director. "
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Love
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" I love doing a film with a new bunch of people. "
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Bunch
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People
" When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week. "
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" I don't think I have the assets to play the more traditional Bond Girl. "
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" It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul. Your face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who you are. "
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" I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person! "
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Street
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" We eat food all the time and don't really understand what goes into something like bread. "
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" I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they want to change it and they want to add stuff. I'm always amazed and so impressed by actors who do that. "
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" Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It's tough trying to fit in when you're a kid; then you become an adult and you think, 'I'm just going to be myself and either they accept it or they don't.' But you know what? I like me, and that's the most important thing. "
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You
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" Make-up is an extension of your clothes. "
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