David Oyelowo Quotes

I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.

I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.

I didn't think, 'I want to do dramas or I want to do comedies' - I wasn't clear in that way.

I should be one of those actors who has a list. A lot of people do - 'I wanna do this and this and this' - but I don't. I enjoy being surprised - indeed, often ambushed - by a role.

The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.

As far as post-'SNL' career, whatever kind of comes my way that looks interesting, I'll do it, you know?

I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before.

I don't know if I'm an action star or if that's just how things are shaping up. I would hate to be boxed into that forever, but it's probably just a strength as far as my type goes, and I'm fine with that.

There's no one actor in particular that I want to model my career after, except for the people who have been able to keep their career varied and who choose things that interest them. That opportunity is all I really want.

Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise: those guys have well-planned careers. I'm just on a journey. Wherever I run across a job, I say, 'Okay, I'll do that.'

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.

Had acting not taken off, I would've been glad to become a teacher.

There's a lot to be said for women who want to focus primarily on acting. Other women, on the other hand, aspire to combine their work in acting with other ventures in fashion, business, directing, writing, producing, etc. It's a very personal decision.

There are some jobs that you go for because achieving them would take your career in a direction that you would like it to go, but mostly, I want to play the roles and have had the great good fortune and opportunities to play some fantastic roles and been very, very fortunate.

I play the role of my career in 'Dhanam.'

Ultimately, I want a career where I get to try as many things out as I can.

There are ups and down in one's career.

Ever since I started all of this TV weirdness, I just tried to make each year better than before professionally.

Especially those first few years of my comic book career, I had no idea what was going to happen the next day.

If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.

Modeling had never entered my consciousness. I was always like, 'I'm going to act.' But I thought, 'If this can help me with that, great.'

I want to keep pushing those boundaries of acting.

My career has taken so many directions.

I always take everything serious when it comes to my career and my life, but this decision to go back to the cage is a big decision for me.

I want to finish my career in Seattle but it's rocky.