I want women and girls of African descent and of color to be able to not have to keep searching for stories about themselves. Danai Gurira Read Quote
I went to grad school because I wanted to learn the rules so I would know how to break them. Breaking the rules is saying, ‘I’m breaking in, OK? I’m breaking in your very comfortable little house over here, and I’m going to take a room.’ Danai Gurira Read Quote
I grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. And I had a pretty idyllic childhood. I felt that I was kind of this outspoken girl, I was considered. I was a girl who talked a lot and didn’t think my voice had any less value than anyone around me. Apparently, that was strange. Danai Gurira Read Quote
I call myself Zimerican. I was born in the Midwest to Zimbabwean parents. My father was a professor at Grinnell College in Iowa. Danai Gurira Read Quote
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. Danai Gurira Read Quote
I’m all about getting the training. Don’t roll out of bed and say, ‘I can do this.’ Danai Gurira Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented. Danai Gurira Read Quote
Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original. Danai Gurira Read Quote
