I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I think, irrespective of your race, everybody has moments in life where they don't fit in, or where they try to puzzle through who they really are or…

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I think all characters that we play are facets of ourselves.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I try not to limit myself. The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different me…

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I'm just broadening my craft and stretching my skills a little bit in different directions.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

But when you become a slave to a public persona and don’t feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield and it shouldn’t come at the expense of yo…

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Different fragrances promote different emotions, and I find that fragrance gets me in the frame of mind for that person.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I was lucky that my mother had a very well-adjusted perspective of the world, and never pressured me to do anything I didn't want to do.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw