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 GuriraYou 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 GuriraMy favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep.
Danai GuriraI just feel like it's fascinating to me just watching my own family, seeing my cousins have children here, seeing the generations go on, and seeing how people are still very connected to their home, but are actually, of course, Americans too. That sort of a hybrided sense of self is something that I yearn to see more of expressed.
Danai Gurira