“I don't have a tailor, but I do love clothes.” — David Oyelowo Quote

I don't have a tailor, but I do love clothes.

I turn down a lot of movies because sometimes they glamorize violence or the darker side of sex or criminality.

In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are stories that depict us in a way that isn't cliched or niche, and that a white person, a Chinese person, an Indian person can watch and relate to. Those are the stories I want to be a part of telling.

I will, till the day I die, be an advocate for the d-word: diversity.

People always ask me, 'Why so many historical dramas?' Because those are the best roles I get to play, and I get to play heroes in those roles.

My father was a tailor.

I look forward to playing characters where I want to play the ordinary, to be honest... Farmer's wife, tailor's daughter, the teacher characters that exist for real emotions.

Writing for others is great cos you can tailor it for them.

My mother had to tailor what I watched.

My father was a tailor, my mother a machinist.