6 Quotes & Sayings By Thandie Newton

Thandie Newton was born in London, to a Zimbabwean father and a Welsh mother. Her family moved to South Africa when she was a child. She attended Zimbabwe High School for Girls and earned a degree in English from the University of Cape Town. In 1988, Thandie moved to New York, where she worked as a bartender, waitress, and fashion model Read more

She became well known in the entertainment industry after landing several roles in major films including "A Walk on the Moon" (1999), "Requiem for a Dream" (2000), "Crash" (2004), "Black Hawk Down" (2001), and "Stardust" (2007). She has also appeared on television programs including "ER," "NYPD Blue," and the critically acclaimed series "Mildred Pierce." She has been nominated for three Golden Globes and holds five other awards. In 2006 she received an Honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which recognizes outstanding achievement in film.

In 2008 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is married to actor Ryan Gosling, with whom she has two children.

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Crucially we haven't been figuring out how to live in oneness, with the Earth & every other living thing; we have just been insanely trying to figure out how to live with each other, billions of each other, only we're not living with each other our crazy selves are living with each other, and perpetuating an epidemic of disconnection. Thandie Newton
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Then I became a mother and it just fills every space, that isn't filled with something else important. It's just like this incredible balloon that blows up and fills life up. Thandie Newton
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You need a good, healthy diet - it's about finding out what your body needs. Sugar is a disaster for skin, as is white flour. Thandie Newton
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I'm always angry. I wake up angry. There is a lot to be angry about. Anger is a positive energy. Thandie Newton
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You see these casting directors' lists of characters, and they're all boxed in. Twenties is the hot girlfriend, thirties you can still be hot but moving swiftly to hot mum. Forties, you're the legal person in a pantsuit. Then, once you reach your fifties, you're positively elderly. Thandie Newton