I've been fortunate not to have been pigeonholed by virtue of being mixed-race, of being English and black, and by virtue of working all over the world. I've enjoyed a great degree of variety in the work that I've done. It's been quite unique.
Thandie NewtonFrom about the age of 5, I was aware that I didn't fit. I was the black, atheist kid in the all-white, Catholic school run by nuns. I was an anomaly.
Thandie NewtonWhen it comes to emotions, we all feel pain in the same way, everyone, whether you're from Istanbul or Beijing.
Thandie NewtonIf I could change my appearance, I would have the gap between my front teeth put back in.
Thandie NewtonIf we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life, then we're devaluing and desensitizing life.
Thandie NewtonYou're inviting hysteria with your boobs that are nearly showing nipple and your skirt that's nearly showing muff. You're exciting this hysteria that leads to a lack of control, which then leads to, "It wasn't my fault." But naked, I have all the power because I got there before you did, and what is actually there is vulnerable, life-giving and hasn't been tampered with.
Thandie Newton