Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton
Melanie Thandiwe "Thandie" Newtonis an English actress. She has appeared in several British and American films, and is known for roles such as Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness, Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible II and Christine in Crash, for which she received a number of awards, including a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 November 1972
CityLondon, England
dialogue family frame gets good works writer
I think I'll probably write something, a family drama. I'm good at frame works and plots, but my dialogue is atrocious. It gets very over-wrought. My husband's a writer and his dialogue is brilliant, so, I'm very often his script-editor, so I think we'll probably write something together.
face hair kissing oh thinking
You're not actually thinking about kissing - you're thinking, 'Is my face in the right place, is my hair there, oh my God, you can see my nipple.'
career feels few good move perception process projects rather seem time worked
I just feel like it's got to be about the process and about the doing of it, rather than be about how it's going to be perceived. It's got to be about what it feels like at the time of actually making that project, because just a few times I've worked on projects because I think that it will seem great, or it will be a really good career move or about perception and I haven't had a good time.
use kind film
I use the film industry as a pleasure for work and that kind of thing and it's not a pursuit to make me feel happy in my life.
parenting shadow saws
~I've learned the value of absorbing the moment. I remember the first time Ripley saw her shadow. My God, it was like shadows had just been invented. It was the most exquisite moment.~
self acting plugs
I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting. My dysfunctional self could actually plug in to another self, not my own, and it felt so good.
gaps teeth appearance
If I could change my appearance, I would have the gap between my front teeth put back in.
running atheist school
From about the age of 5, I was aware that I didn't fit. I was the black, atheist kid in the all-white, Catholic school run by nuns. I was an anomaly.
mother blow space
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.
yoga long way
I'd love to do yoga every day. I don't usually have time, but a few sun salutations go a long way.
stars successful want
I don't put the pressure on myself to be a very successful movie star. I want to enjoy being an actor and I want to be challenged by the roles I take.
blessed ego feels
When I am out and about I feel watched. It's become second nature. The only time I get to be private is in my work. That is when I liberate the ego. The blessed-out sensation of liberating the ego.
vegetables fruit eating
I never understood the point of juicing - I always thought I could get enough nutrients from eating fruit and vegetables - but now I'm a convert.
children life-changing states
Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.