I think it's vital to have something outside your acting to keep you rooted in the real world, and help you fill the vacuum. If you have nothing else…

- David Oyelowo

Africa is trying to find its way back to a sense of itself, when much of that was lost through colonization.

- David Oyelowo

I would make the tea on a Daniel Day-Lewis set just to observe how he crafts roles like he did in 'My Left Foot.' That was the equivalent of seeing H…

- David Oyelowo

Excellence is the best weapon against prejudice.

- David Oyelowo

I seem to be able to disassociate my insecurities. I know a lot of actors - some of the best actors in the world - can't bear to watch themselves and…

- David Oyelowo

Hate cannot overcome hate; only love can do that.

- David Oyelowo

We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past.

- David Oyelowo

My ambition is to keep the audience guessing... that is my path to a long career.

- David Oyelowo

Martin Luther King was a voice to the voiceless, and he did that tirelessly, and his faith was the engine to that. But he was just a human being, at …

- David Oyelowo