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" Whoever we are, we have to carve something out of our lives. I would like to be on my deathbed going, 'I've enjoyed that. I went through the rollercoaster of it, but I've appreciated it.' "

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" The weight of expectation is huge. But for me, that pressure has been outweighed by getting text messages from mums I know saying how huge it is for their mixed-race daughters that I am playing Hermione. "

Noma Dumezweni

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Pressure

" If I think even a week ahead, I get terrified. My big thing is trying to enjoy the moment as much as I can. "

" I have been that actor who's watched peers and thought, 'God, they're doing well. I'll never get there.' "

" I remember, being young is a scary, wonderful feeling. "

" There are so many directors, young and old, around - all doing their thing and struggling. "

" To acknowledge the beginnings of people is a beautiful thing. "

" The world shows us what we need at a specific moment in time. "

" It's hard; this business of acting is hard. "

" However popular you are, you still feel like an outsider. "

" I now realise I'm a great actor. "

" I moved to London, and it's a cliche to say that London is a melting pot, but it's true - I didn't stand out anymore. "

" Stop worrying what other people think. "

" At the very beginning, being a parent did impact how I go about this business. "

" I am very blessed to have this experience of being a parent, but do not negate me from this industry because I am a parent. "

" My mum's a single mum, I'm a single mum, and you do find yourself rushing around just to make sure everything's all right. "

" I don't do the victim mode. I don't do blame. I can't bear that. "

" I wasn't very academic at school, but the Wolsey Youth Theatre was the saving of me. "

Noma Dumezweni

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Youth

" I'm working with theatre-makers who are the top of their game, and it's extraordinary. "

" I tried twice to get into drama school and didn't, so I worked my way up through the fringe. "

" Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place. "

" For me, you could say my big West End debut was 'Cursed Child,' but I'm in my 40s, and it's like, 'When is that beginning?' "

Noma Dumezweni

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" I am so lucky I get to work with amazing, amazing people. "

" I did fringe theatre for so many years, and then I got my first play at the RSC, which was an amazing feeling, but I was 30 and had started acting in my early twenties. "

" I am so passionate about representation because, growing up, I didn't see myself, and now people can say, 'I see myself there.' We're all trying to find where we are. "

" I've always been curious about the other worlds we can shift into in our imaginations. "

" We're storytellers - and if the story is told well, you go with the form. "

" I arrived in this country as a refugee child with my sister and my mother. "

" I'm a great company actor, a great supporting actor. I serve the piece. "

" The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white. "

" In your 20s and 30s, everything is possible. But then, sooner than you think, men walk past you in the street and don't look twice at you unless you're wearing a fabulous outfit. "