Quotes by David Harewood

About David Harewood:

David Harewood is an English actor. He trained at RADA. He is known for playing David Estes, the Deputy Director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, in the Showtime series Homeland.
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I remember coming back to the U.K. after spending five months in Charlotte for 'Homeland,' and I just found myself just wandering around London. There's nothing like it - the buildings, the architecture, the sense of history, the sense of culture - t...

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Art is all about the experience. I could say I don't really relate to opera, but then you watch Placido Domingo, and you go, 'Blimey, look at that.'

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Fatherhood is a joy. I feel very lucky to have a family. It gives you a perspective on things.

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I remember when I first came to Los Angeles being staggered by the range of roles open to me. These were leading parts in shiny new projects, and what always excited me was knowing there was a possibility that I could actually get these parts. I alwa...

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When I was in South Africa, I went for dinner with some friends, and I knew more about their history than they did - it just hasn't been told.

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I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.

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I love the stage, but it doesn't pay the mortgage.

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British people are surprised that I'm British!

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I loved working with Mandy Patinkin, I have to say.

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Everybody can, you know, go online, read about something, and have an opinion about something.

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There are countless fantastic actors out there who are being denied the opportunity to play Broadway because they're not a name, and I think that's kind of wrong.

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British people are surprised that I'm British! It's extraordinary, I get tweets every day from British people saying, 'I had no idea you were British.'

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When my agent told me I had an audition for 'Friar Tuck,' I burst out laughing. It actually brought a bit of sunshine to my day. I was thinking: fat suit. I was thinking: shaving my head. It was so outlandish, such a crazy idea.

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I've done so much different stuff, people kinda go, 'Do you live in Islington?' 'Did you used to go to so and so school?' And when I say I'm an actor, they don't believe me!

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It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary.

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You have to have a certain single-mindedness if you want to reach the top of the profession, and I'm not sure if I've got that cold-eyed egomania that perhaps is needed to get to the top. So as long as I can keep paying the mortgage and keep myself i...

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I do enjoy acting, but it is such a game. So for that reason, I don't think I'll ever leave London.

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When I was sent the script for 'Homeland,' I didn't think anything of it. Three months later, my manager rang and said: 'They are interested in you.' I read it and I realised, 'Yes, I do want this.' Then I got an email saying I'd got it.

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Before recording my 'Homeland' audition on my iPhone in my bedroom in Streatham, I hadn't worked or had an audition in the U.K. for nine months.

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For all its problems, I found South Africa a beautiful country, interesting and inspiring.

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Author Bio

  • NameDavid Harewood
  • DescriptionActor
  • BornDecember 8, 1965
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire