I’m totally in love with Jane Austen and have always been in love with Jane Austen. I did my dissertation at university on black people in eighteenth-century Britain – so I’d love to do a Jane Austen-esque film but with black people. Naomie Harris Read Quote
As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it. Naomie Harris Read Quote
I think my roles have been wonderfully varied. Not one has been racially stereotypical, and I have purposely chosen them like that. Naomie Harris Read Quote
The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn’t. Naomie Harris Read Quote
I was brought up in Britain, and I’m very proud of my Britishness and my culture. Naomie Harris Read Quote
The ethos of most films is that you make a film, you exploit the community, you exploit the environment, and it’s OK because you made a great film, you know? Naomie Harris Read Quote
Hollywood ‘friends’ are only after one thing. They’re looking out for the next big thing, and they don’t want to miss out on you just in case. Naomie Harris Read Quote
Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It’s tough trying to fit in when you’re a kid; then you become an adult and you think, ‘I’m just going to be myself and either they accept it or they don’t.’ But you know what? I like me, and that’s the most important thing. Naomie Harris Read Quote
I still pray a lot. I still believe in God. I just don’t believe in any set religion. Naomie Harris Read Quote
I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn’t blame Cambridge alone. I wasn’t ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was a big cultural shock. Naomie Harris Read Quote