“We start 'The Butler' in June and that's incredibly exciting for me be...” — David Oyelowo Quote

“We start 'The Butler' in June and that's incredibly exciting for me because I get to work with the amazing Forest Whitaker again. It's a phenomenal script and a great, great role - I play his son. Oprah Winfrey is his wife and my mother. My character is a radical civil rights activist.”

“Asher means 'happy and blessed' which embodies my eldest. Caleb means 'stubborn and tenacious dog' and I can't even tell you how much that is my little boy! It was a useful warning.”

“I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing 'Othello' at the National, and Adrian Lester having done Cheek by Jowl's famous 'As You Like It and Company' at the Donmar. Not necessarily performances I saw, but just the fact they happened was massively encouraging.”

“Unfortunately, I don't think I can call myself an activist because I don't really do enough of anything.”

“As an Iranian woman and activist, Sotoudeh's plight resonated with me on a deeply personal level.”

“I don't necessarily see myself as an activist, running down the street and knocking at every door.”