“To me colour is part of what makes you 'you,' but it's not your whole ...” — Ariana DeBose Quote

“To me colour is part of what makes you 'you,' but it's not your whole thing. I'm very aware of it but I don't think this needs to define everything that makes us who we are.”

“My entire career has been people trying to put me in boxes.”

“Young people need to know that their dreams are possible. If you squelch a young person's creativity, you've done them a great disservice. I think children really just need to be told that there's nothing wrong with them, and that they do need their creativity.”

“I think I have that love of colour in common with Eric, my character on 'Sex Education.' That said, his look is often slightly off-kilter - the shoes will be a bit too 'out there,' or the trousers will be leopardprint or something. I like to think I'm a bit more put together than him.”

“The world's a jungle in my eyes, innit? Everything's tribal. If you see someone who don't look like you - especially the colour of your skin - you're going to be suspicious, or not as welcoming or warming, innit? I've learned not to take it too personal.”