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Powerful women are the most interesting to play.
Naomie Harris
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Naomie Harris
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: September 6
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Naomie Melanie Harris
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To have the kind of success I have had is really amazing, and I am incredibly grateful.
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In some ways, except that in that movie [Skyfall] I was mostly screaming and running away from the bad guys, whereas in this one I'm generally jumping into the action and fighting with them. So, yeah, it was somewhat similar, but also very different.
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Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer.
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When you film in Africa, it's almost like a character in and of itself because it is so beautiful and has this special magic that I've never experienced anywhere else. There is something so incredibly beautiful about the light.
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Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.
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I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
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I usually look in my eyes to tell the truth of how I'm feeling that day.
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Mandela is this extraordinary individual who can inspire the world. Instead of wanting revenge after being brutalized, he showed the world how to forgive.
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It was also great shooting in London at Pinewood Studios because of all its history. So many of the 007 movies were filmed there, as well as classics by everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Jack Nicholson to Martin Scorcese. It's like working on hallowed ground. So, I felt a responsibility to make sure I did as good a job as I possibly could.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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When I have finished a job, done all the promotion, and it's been received well. Then I can allow myself the luxury of a break, and chilling out with my family and friends, and taking a nice break knowing I've done a good job.
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I always find filming stressful. I get very caught up thinking about my character - 'Am I doing it right? Should it be done this way?'
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I was really nervous, because I was certain it was going to be bigger than anything I'd ever done before. But I was relieved when I actually discovered that there was a family atmosphere on the set, with a brother-sister team, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson running it all.
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I never ever thought that I would be in a Bond film, ever, which is weird because I grew up loving these amazing movies.
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I really like Roland Moret, Alexander McQueen and Marios Schwab, a young British designer.
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I would say only be an actress if you genuinely feel the calling, because it's a tough profession.
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I can't impersonate someone. That is not what I do. I can only take someone's essence and create a character out of that.
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I have many different sides I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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I'm always interested in telling stories that have a message because I really do believe that film is so powerful.
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