Gugu Mbatha-Raw Quotes

I got started as an actress doing musical theater, and I always loved 'Grease' and 'West Side Story,' and all those kind of movies.

I've been drawing since I was a little kid, but it's not something I love to do every day. If there's one thing I love to do every day, it'd probably be acting. I can act every day. I'd happily do it, you don't have to pay me. But that's one thing I'd love to do and get paid for.

I would like to do a musical, if I could find a cool one. A song-and-dance role is closer to me personally than other characters I play.

I want to be in a musical. I love music, and just to be able to mash the music and the acting together, it would be just incredible.

Up until I started on YouTube, my first love was musical theater.

I love theater. I grew up doing theater.

I would love to play Bobby in 'Company.' Also, I would love to play George in 'Sunday.'

When I was six years old my friend was auditioning for 'Annie,' and I decided I wanted to audition with her. My mom was worried I would fall flat on my face because I'd never opened my mouth to sing, so she sent me to vocal lessons. I did the audition and fell in love with the entire process of a show.

I've always performed. I've done plays at home.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

I'd definitely love to do more acting. My heart cries out for it; it's such a deep longing.

Acting is something I love.

The great thing about acting is that, until you're dead, you can do it. There are aspects to it that as time goes on you hope you get better at, and there are a lot of things that I'm excited to explore.

I love playing other people's work. I love acting.

Acting is what I love to do. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I don't think of it as work. It's really fun for me.

I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing.

I love acting. It is so much more real than life.

I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late.

You can only dance for so long, but you can act until you're dead, so... I fell in love with it and I want to keep doing it and pushing myself.

I just love performing.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

I have been a performer for as long as I can remember. I performed in Sunday school and church plays.

I loved to sing and I loved to act, and I didn't want to continue opera because I wanted to act.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

I see myself as an actor with a love of music.