Danai Gurira

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. ”

Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado. ”

We moved to Zimbabwe when I was five, some years after Zimbabwe had gained independence. ”

You have to remember that you are part of a craft, and you are constantly building your craft. Ultimately, we are artists, so it comes from us. And I think the tricky thing about being an actor is that we're looking for someone else to give us something... Thinking like an artist and thinking like an out-of-work actor are two different things. ”

We are used to women's narratives being defined through the male perspective. I challenge that as a concept. ”

I want women and girls of African descent and of color to be able to not have to keep searching for stories about themselves. ”

It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard. ”

I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared. ”

I went to Macalester in Minnesota to study social psychology, the study of why people do what they do. I was really looking at race, population, gender, and how we psychologically function in a way that affects our societal outcomes around those issues. ”

Actors may not realize the extent of their own power. Acting is creation. It's them bringing their own stuff, letting it marinate in their soul, in their creative engine. ”