Danai Gurira quotes
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“I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "'The Walking Dead's' Danai Gurira Excited to Embody Badass Michonne". Interview with Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 22, 2012.
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“There’s a saying in Africa, if you give a woman empowerment, you empower a community, you empower men, you empower man. When women become empowered and live in their strength it’s beneficiary to others, and I think as young women today we sometimes forget that we are standing on the struggle of other women. Those women had to stand up to make a change, and they were not popular, and now we’re making them unpopular again.”
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“I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.”
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“Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.”
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“You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.”
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“You Americans, you have no idea how much your stuff infiltrates the rest of the world!”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "Q&A – Danai Gurira (Michonne)". Interview with Brian Fegter, www.amc.com. February 2013.
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“My artistic spirit is not nurtured by blogospheres.”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "Q&A: Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead's Newest Badass". Interview with T. J. Kosinski, www.esquire.com. October 12, 2012.
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“I've always been extremely physically active.”
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“I've always been attracted to action stuff.”
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“I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented.”
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“I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared.”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "Q&A: Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead's Newest Badass". Interview with T. J. Kosinski, www.esquire.com. October 12, 2012.
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“I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "Danai Gurira Talks THE WALKING DEAD Season 3, Playing the Action Hero Michonne and Wielding the Sword". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 26, 2012.
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“I create fictional narratives, but it's based on literal people.”
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“Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "'The Walking Dead's' Danai Gurira Excited to Embody Badass Michonne". Interview with Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 22, 2012.
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“A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.”
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“I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.”
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“People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so”
-- Danai GuriraSource : "Fictional character: Michonne". The Walking Dead TV Series, "Say the Word", www.imdb.com. 2012.
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“The best characters are always wretchedly flawed”
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“My favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep.”
-- Danai Gurira
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