Marianne Jean-Baptiste Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Marianne Jean-Baptiste:

I actually like getting up to blue skies.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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I still take my own lunches to work. That way I can control what I'm eating, as opposed to another doughnut.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#75cfcabe

I love the mountains, the light. I'm a real light junkie.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#79b34add

I wanted to be a barrister for a long time.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#14dfa009

Religion has nothing to do with spirituality.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#86c0a397

With a series, you build the character as you go. When you've got a shorter project or a film, you know the overall arc from the beginning.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#2703fa07

The old men running the industry just have not got a clue. They've got to come to terms with the fact that Britain is no longer a totally white place where people ride horses, wear long frocks and drink tea. The national dish is no longer fish and chips; it's curry.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#67532093

Music is something I couldn't live without. My dad was into music, he played for pleasure - guitar, piano. I started off doing jazz, singing with a lot of fabulous musicians here in London before I went to the States. And I still take piano lessons every Wednesday.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#8d7b4844

I want to work, so I'm going where the work is.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#9430e68e

I see myself as British, and I want to be celebrated by Britain.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#3b460598

If you think about it, I made history. Not only was I the first black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar, I was the first black British person.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#244a2b62

I love a bit of passion.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#15be4ef4

I don't think children have competed with my career, they have clarified it. My children ground me. They make me honest.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#96ea05c5

I'm a member of the African diaspora: my parents left the Caribbean and came to London for a better life.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#c66a79e7

There needs to be more film directors of colour. They bandy about the word 'diversity' a lot, but when I say 'of colour,' I mean Asian, black - I mean people of all colour. We need to have those voices given the opportunity, not told that their films will not be distributed or will not sell well abroad.
~Marianne Jean-Baptiste


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/marianne-jean-baptiste-quotes/#f9bbade1

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