Thandie Newton Quotes & Sayings

“Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.”

“I see a wiser person than when I was younger: having babies, and passing 30, were the turning points. What women in their 40s - I am 39 - lack in gorgeousness, they make up for in wisdom. I love ageing, despite the drawbacks - thinner, drier skin.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If I could change my appearance, I would have the gap between my front teeth put back in.”

“If we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life, then we're devaluing and desensitizing life.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”