Thandie Newton Quotes

If we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life, then we're devaluing and desensitizing life.

I don't put the pressure on myself to be a very successful movie star. I want to enjoy being an actor and I want to be challenged by the roles I take.

The reality is that who you are is who you are right this second, not who you were at any moment in the past because it doesn't exist anymore. It's done. It's over.

[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat ourselves from the reality of death.

Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.

From 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.

When it comes to emotions, we all feel pain in the same way, everyone, whether you're from Istanbul or Beijing.

When I am out and about I feel watched. It's become second nature. The only time I get to be private is in my work. That is when I liberate the ego. The blessed-out sensation of liberating the ego.

~I've learned the value of absorbing the moment. I remember the first time Ripley saw her shadow. My God, it was like shadows had just been invented. It was the most exquisite moment.~

If I could change my appearance, I would have the gap between my front teeth put back in.

I'd love to do yoga every day. I don't usually have time, but a few sun salutations go a long way.

I never understood the point of juicing - I always thought I could get enough nutrients from eating fruit and vegetables - but now I'm a convert.

I use the film industry as a pleasure for work and that kind of thing and it's not a pursuit to make me feel happy in my life.

I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in to another self, not my own, and it felt so good.

I'm always angry. I wake up angry. There is a lot to be angry about. Anger is a positive energy.

You need a good, healthy diet - it's about finding out what your body needs. Sugar is a disaster for skin, as is white flour.

Then I became a mother and it just fills every space, that isn't filled with something else important. It's just like this incredible balloon that blows up and fills life up.