I can remember being very keen to go to drama school at the age of eight, and practising ballet in my bedroom to Queen soundtracks. Carmen Ejogo ageballetbedroom Change image and share on social
I was this very precocious kid with a big personality. When my mother saw that modelling was something I enjoyed, she didn't dissuade me. Carmen Ejogo bigdissuadeenjoy Change image and share on social
As an artist, there's so many categories that you're put into, that there are so many things that I'm about that I've never explored as an artist on film. I don't see myself in so many characters in film. Carmen Ejogo artistcategorycharacter share on social
I dabbled a little bit in the whole music thing but I've always thought about Bernie Taupin, who is Elton John's lyricist; Elton John is the great melody and song writer but Bernie Taupin is the one who writes all the lyrics. I don't write lyrics, and I never wanted to be in the music business if I was just going to be a puppet in it. Carmen Ejogo berniebitebusiness share on social
I really feel that I had a genuinely diverse, multicultural upbringing, and I just don't find New York to be quite as diverse. Maybe I'm romanticising, but I feel that I was exposed to a real melting pot in terms of culture and pop culture. My kids are essentially middle-class, but I do try to remind them that they come from humble beginnings. Carmen Ejogo beginningclassculture share on social
Growing up in London, with a hippie mom, I don't know that I'm most people's definition of what a black person is. I'm mixed, yes, but in the world I'm defined as black before I'm defined white. I've never been called white. Carmen Ejogo blackcalldefine share on social
I've stayed away from sexy roles. It's never interested me. Carmen Ejogo haveinterestrole Change image and share on social