David Oyelowo



David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976) is a British actor, director, and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award and two NAACP Image Awards as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award.

Quotes

 * To be a human being is to have to come to terms with the fact that your time here is finite. Shows that heighten that fact all speak to the reality of our own existence—and how high the stakes become as a result.
 * David Oyelowo Is the New Sheriff in Town. Esquire, 12 May 2023.


 * I like to stay busy and that’s partly why I produce and I’m now directing. I just love storytelling, and as an actor, you can often feel like a cog in a wheel. I don’t want to be a cog in a wheel. I want to be the wheel. In fact, I’d rather own the whole bicycle.
 * David Oyelowo: “I don’t want to be a cog in a wheel… I’d rather own the whole bicycle”. NME,16 December 2020


 * Nowhere on earth has been better at covering up racism in my opinion than Great Britain. The thing I like about living in America is that racism comes at you head on. In the UK it sneaks up behind you.
 * David Oyelowo: ‘Nowhere on Earth has been better at covering up racism than Great Britain’. The Guardian, 16 December 2020.