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Noma Dumezweni
10 quotes
“I find that phrase reductive. I'm a black woman and I'm an actress who plays a character named Hermione. J.K. Rowling wrote a story that empowers young girls—and not just white or brown or black or Asian girls. My privilege is that children can now see me and imagine themselves as the characters, too.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Noma Dumezweni on Playing Hermione and Meeting Emma Watson Oprah Magazine (May 2018)
“If you can’t imagine yourself in one of those boats, you have something missing. They are dying for a life worth living.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Harry Potter’s Noma Dumezweni delivers spellbinding speech: “I am a refugee child” Stylist (retrieved 13 November 2025)
“If I could bring back one trend it would be looking people in the eye; acknowledging their presence with a simple ‘hey’ or nod as they pass you by. People more often seem shocked when I smile and say ‘hello’. It brings them into the present. We need that.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Noma Dumezweni on the culture that’s made her Elle Decoration (retrieved 13 November 2025)
“This world of TV and film is gorgeous, money is lovely, but it’s quite lonely…. You go sit in your trailer, or maybe chat a little with people, but everyone’s on their phone and then you’re done. You’re done.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I may only have three lines, but you are going to see me because I know I’m going to react. I’m going to be present.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Reinvention of Noma Dumezweni Vanity Fair (11 May 2023)
“You want me for my color, you want me for my culture, you want me but you're not looking after me. You're not seeing the individual. That drives me absolutely fucking crazy.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I used to want to fit in so much when I was young because of growing up in a predominantly white place.”
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“I'm looking at my mixed-race daughter growing up and trying to navigate her places. I really think of the world as post-George Floyd and pre-George Floyd. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, white people were able to see how other people existed. It's not about politics. We are diverse humans, in our abilities, but we represent so much more than just “diversity.” Our humanity is the thing.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Noma Dumezweni Is Just Getting Started Elle (24 July 2021)
“See me as a human, don’t see my colour first.”
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“Any time you get low, sit in it but don’t indulge in it. I wasted too much time worrying about what other people thought about me. Forward motion – that’s what I’m doing now.”
Noma Dumezweni (born 1969) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cursed Child star Noma Dumezweni: ‘As a Black woman in acting, I’m fearless now’ The Guardian (9 June 2022)