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" When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me. "
David Harewood
Me
Othello
Played
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" If you're black and have leukemia, the chances of finding a donor are drastically reduced. I added my name to the register, and lo and behold, six months later, I was asked to donate. I had a week of 'conditioning' where I had to take these pills and injections to create new stem cells in my body. "
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You
Finding
Name
" I do know in the 1960s comics, Martian Manhunter took on the form of a black man - that could have been influenced by the political climate back then. "
David Harewood
Man
Been
Black
" If people see that I'm fully committed to my chosen charities and fully engaged in their issues, maybe they'll click a link to find out more. "
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Chosen
See
People
" I used to read comics as a kid, and now I'm reading them for research. It's great fun. It's not bad homework. "
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Fun
Great
Homework
" Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, 'Blimey, look at that.' "
David Harewood
Art
Experience
Look
" On 'Supergirl,' there are huge characters with huge mythologies behind them. What's important is that you don't lock yourself into something. "
David Harewood
Important
Yourself
You
" I'm the only member of my family who dared to move away from Birmingham - my brothers and sister are still here, along with my mom. "
David Harewood
Mom
Sister
Family
" When I was in South Africa, I went for dinner with some friends, and I knew more about their history than they did - it just hasn't been told. "
David Harewood
History
Africa
More
" When filming for 'Beowulf,' we were close to Hadrian's Wall; there was no phone signal, and the scenery was spectacular. "
David Harewood
Phone
Spectacular
Wall
" It's pretty hard to stand in the queue auditioning to play a gynaecologist on 'Holby City' when you've just played Mandela. You think, 'Actually, I want to challenge myself.' "
David Harewood
Stand
Challenge
City
" Working with Olivia Colman has probably been the highlight of my career so far. "
David Harewood
Highlight
Been
Working
" We all have insecurities, but some of us are better at covering them up. "
David Harewood
Better
Up
Them
" You have to have a certain single-mindedness if you want to reach the top of the profession, and I'm not sure if I've got that cold-eyed egomania that perhaps is needed to get to the top. So as long as I can keep paying the mortgage and keep myself interested, I'll be happy. "
David Harewood
Want
Myself
Long
" For all its problems, I found South Africa a beautiful country, interesting and inspiring. "
David Harewood
Africa
Problems
Interesting
" There are countless fantastic actors out there who are being denied the opportunity to play Broadway because they're not a name, and I think that's kind of wrong. "
David Harewood
Kind
Think
Name
" My black hero is and always will be Martin Luther King, not just because of the strength of his oratory but because his vision was very much the reality that I'd come to take for granted. "
David Harewood
Black
Strength
Vision
" I like America; I enjoy being there. Some people can't stand the insincerity - I love the waiter asking me how my day has been, the can-do culture there. I love the fact that again, you are visible in America. You turn the TV on, there are black politicians, black policemen, black soldiers. "
David Harewood
Culture
People
Day
" For the charities, their relationships with celebrity supporters should be as deep and purposeful as the ones they have with any of their supporters and volunteers, based on a genuine understanding of the issues they're tackling. "
David Harewood
Relationships
Understanding
Deep
" Giving kids the chance to see live theatre should not just be free, it should be compulsory. "
David Harewood
Giving
See
Free
" Before 'Homeland,' I had £80 in the bank and no idea what I was going to do. I seriously considered giving it all up and getting a job as a lorry driver. "
David Harewood
Bank
Going
Job
" In England, you feel like a member of the revolutionary guard the minute you even mention race. But I do think that the OscarsSoWhite phenomenon will have to reflect back on England. What people are essentially saying is that they want to see more diverse stories. It's not about putting three black people in the back of the shot. "
David Harewood
Race
Think
Saying
" When my agent told me I had an audition for 'Friar Tuck,' I burst out laughing. It actually brought a bit of sunshine to my day. I was thinking: fat suit. I was thinking: shaving my head. It was so outlandish, such a crazy idea. "
David Harewood
Crazy
Fat
Day
" I watched the night unfold from beginning to end on my own here in my flat in Budapest where I've been working for the last six months, and when it was announced that Barack Obama was indeed president-elect, I wept. "
David Harewood
Beginning
Own
Night
" It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary. "
David Harewood
Black
First
Extraordinary
" There was the 'Cosby Show' in America in the 1980s, which was a doctor in a beautiful Brownstone middle-class house. We just haven't created a role like that in the U.K.; it's always gangs and crime. We need to be brave. "
David Harewood
Need
Doctor
Brave
" We've yet to deal with the uncomfortable history of England being involved in the transatlantic slave trade, whereas America has at least made some movies dealing with its racial history. "
David Harewood
Uncomfortable
Movies
History
" Everyone wants to be James Bond, and there's a queue of guys ahead of me - but I will throw my hat into the ring. Bond is such an iconic role, you would have to seriously think how to approach it. "
David Harewood
You
Bond
Hat
" I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in shiny new projects, and what always excited me was knowing there was a possibility that I could actually get these parts. I always had the impression that I had a chance. "
David Harewood
New
Los Angeles
Chance
" We have a generation of black actors playing leading roles on film and TV - Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor - which is great and is breaking the mould. "
David Harewood
Generation
Playing
Great
" I didn't go abroad until quite late. A friend drove us to Amalfi, Italy, for his sister's wedding when I was a teenager. It was exciting driving through Europe. "
David Harewood
Late
Friend
Wedding