Quotes from Letitia Wright

Maybe we can have an all-female Marvel film. We've been talking about it. It's only a matter of time.

What I would love, instead of being a role model, is being someone of inspiration.

In my country where I was born, Guyana, we push more for education. It's more being a lawyer, doctor, teacher, or scientist.

I want people, no matter who they are to be inspired by 'Black Panther.'

I started doing amateur theatre and played Rosa Parks at the age of 12 or 13. At 16, I decided it was what I wanted to do.

I'm centered in who I am, and I'm really grateful. I'm not perfect.

I'm not perfect. As a Christian, you're not perfect, you know, but you're walking every day and trying to stay connected.

I'm not really wanting to be famous.

We're all people, no matter what colour.

I just want to do something meaningful in the world. I want to contribute positively. That means the roles I get to play as well.

Tottenham was a dope place to grow up because it's so community-based. It's a melting pot of cultures. I'll always be a north London girl.

If I want to put makeup on, then, cool, I'll do that. But it's not going to be my crutch.

I'm not trying to be famous, I'm not trying to be the next whatever. I'm just trying to be someone that contributes positivity with my talent.

The 'Black Panther' world taught me about the importance of exfoliating.

Wherever the good stories are, I'm trying to place myself there.

I think the more open-minded people we have - like casting directors and producers - the better things are going to be.

I would love to be producing movies, acting in more movies, and doing projects that are Oscar-worthy... have kids, be married, all that, being a normal human being as well, balancing it all out.

In my mind, I don't really see myself as being famous. I just think my work is being exposed to a bigger audience.

When I was a kid, people bullied me about my weight and being skinny. Throughout my teenage years, I had to just depend on the fact that, look, this is who God created me to be, so I'm going to depend on what's already there.

I fell in love with Jesus, and I'm still in love. Amen!

So many young black women love science, technology, engineering, and maths. But that's not the widely held image of the kind of person who likes those things.

I love theater - it's where every actor should begin, the core of acting. But I feel that there's something about film that's captivating; it takes you to another , and you get to really be so connected with it.

I have little brothers and sisters, and they annoy me a lot, but I love them so much because they're so smart and witty.

I realised that acting is not my god.