All the struggles that were fought for here in the United States for African Americans, you now enjoy the privileges of. You now come here and can en…

- Danai Gurira

People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so.

- Danai Gurira

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.

- Danai Gurira

My assumption is I'm not going to be recognized. But when I am, I'm like, "Dang, you know who I am?" I always think I look so different.

- Danai Gurira

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 play…

- Danai Gurira

If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.

- Danai Gurira

A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.

- Danai Gurira

My favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep.

- Danai Gurira

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 …

- Danai Gurira