“When you surround yourself with a subject for a really long time, it s...” — Naomi Ackie Quote

When you surround yourself with a subject for a really long time, it starts to subconsciously go into your body.

There are people who will look for the holes in whatever you create and whatever you say to justify the hate of you, and that's fine.

It's not easy being born in a country, but not being of that country. Both of those things exist at the same time, and it's quite an invisible struggle.

Acting for me, now, is a formula thing. I've tuned into the part of myself that used to dismantle TV remote controls to see how they work. Now, I look at a film, a character arc, and I see the cogs meshing, I see the mechanics. It's not my job to feel emotion when acting. It's my job to ensure the audience does.

I got a big Filipino family. That's what I love about being Pinoy: we all gotta surround ourselves with family; we all gotta laugh and do things together. I love it! It's family first.

I don't let people say mean things to me! I don't surround myself with people who'd want to do that.

I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at.

It was a very well-rounded childhood with lots of different opportunities. My mom will say she set out to overstimulate me - surround me with way too many things and let me pick. As a result, I've always been a multitasker; I've always liked a lot of variety.