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Carmen Ejogo Biography

Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (/ɪˈdʒoʊɡoʊ/; born 22 October 1973) is a British television and film actress and singer. She began her career as a teenager hosting the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995. Her film credits include Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), It Comes at Night (2017), and Alien: Covenant (2017). She is also known for her role as Seraphina Picquery in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

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I'd love to play a full-out rocking chick.

Chick, Chicks, Love, Play, Rocking

At the end of the day, I really go with my personal taste and with what's on the page in terms of character. But beyond that, there's a complexity about the scripts I tend to respond to. I've not lost my curiosity about how the world functions. And a script that can embody that and thematically explore bigger questions in a way which seems fresh is likely to get my attention. Frankly, I also have an eye for what will appeal to an audience, as opposed to a self-indulgent exercise that isn't taking the audience into account.

Account, Character, Day, Exercise, Eye, Opposed

I feel like I was born an actor. I did not pursue acting until I was a bit older. But I got a taste of it at an earlier age in the UK.

Acting, Actors, Age, Older, Taste

Success for me will be where the body of work I've done afforded me the opportunity to be as good as I can be, and to explore myself and to see what I'm capable of. People like that share a willingness to be scared and to take chances.

Done, Like, Opportunity, People, Share

I was not seduced by the celebrity side of acting. However, as a British girl watching a lot of American TV, I saw that there was a whole world of opportunity in the States that I wanted to discover.

Acting, British, Girl, Opportunity

I come alive when I'm painting. I like to work in oils and acrylics, and the full sensory engagement and self-expression is very stimulating to me.

Come, Expression, Full, Oil, Self, Stimulating

I was this very precocious kid with a big personality. When my mother saw that modelling was something I enjoyed, she didnt dissuade me.

Enjoyed, Kid, Kids, Mother, Personality

I'm guessing that musicals didn't make sense anymore because of the changes in the political environment that began in the late Sixties, an era of self-awareness and social revolutions.

Anymore, Guessing, Musicals, Political, Self, Social

There are many mediocre entertainers who don't aspire to much more than fame and glory. It's very easy to have them as your role models because there aren't as many greats.

Glory, Greats, Mediocre, Role Models, Roles

Leaving my first agent was both my best business decision and my worst business decision. It depends on how I want to look at my career because of opportunities that may have come had I stayed with him and because of the opportunities that did come because I had to fight harder for roles.

Careers, Depends, Fighting, Opportunity, Roles, Worst

Intelligence starts to get pretty dull if it's not coupled with kindness.

Dull, Ifs, Kindness, Pretty, Starts

You have to be willing to be afraid if you're going to be an artist.

Afraid, Artist, Ifs, Willing

The great fear I've had to overcome is the fear of failure. It can be safer to stay in a comfort zone that's not stretching yourself.

Comfort, Failure, Fear Of Failure, Overcoming, Stay, Zone

Coretta Scott King was all about her pearl earrings. At one point, I'm wearing pearl earrings the size of golf balls. They're enormous! She was bold-she knew that she was the Jackie Kennedy of her community.

Community, Golf, Jackie, King, Kings

At times as an actor, it's often times unclear as to what the directors envision for a project.

Actor, Actors, Directors, Project, Projects, Unclear

Musicals are finally kind of coming back to a degree, perhaps out of a sense of nostalgia.

Coming, Degrees, Kind, Musicals, Nostalgia

Success for me will be where the body of work I've done afforded me the opportunity to be as good as I can be, and to explore myself and to see what I'm capable of.

Body, Done, Opportunity, Success, Work

Do not let your light be dimmed by anybody who doesn't appreciate the dream that you're trying to pursue.

Appreciate, Dream, Light, Pursue

The great fear I've had to overcome is the fear of failure. You have to be willing to be afraid, if you're going to be an artist.

Afraid, Artist, Fear Of Failure, Overcome, Overcoming, Willing

The Hollywood culture is so invasive, and I definitely wanted to be near it eventually.

Culture, Definitely, Hollywood, Wanted