“Growing up on our estate, we were all different colours, but we were a...” — Michaela Coel Quote

“Growing up on our estate, we were all different colours, but we were all really poor. I never really realised that black was a problem for some people.”

“I'm massively open-minded to pretty much anything.”

“In drama school, they do these big shows and period dramas, and I felt that none of those shows were representing me as a person, and I knew I wouldn't be cast in any of those when I left school. I decided to write my own one-woman show, and that was called 'Chewing Gum Dreams.'”

“I love really simple colours at home - lots of cream, beige, and grey with rustic wooden tables.”

“I always think about fashion when it comes to making music and music videos... what the colours will look like, what the material will be, how will it work with the sound of the music.”

“Cinema is about people, and we are a very emotional people. That is why you see those ups and those downs and those colours. That is what Indian cinema is about.”