Toks Olagundoye Quotes

The only way to come to a full acceptance and understanding of yourself is to embrace your own culture, quirks and differences while learning about those around you and exploring, incorporating and embracing their cultures, differences, quirks, etcetera.

I was born and raised in Nigeria. We lived in England when I was 3 and 4, and I would go to summer school every year in Switzerland.

Be sure of what you want work hard, be ready to pick yourself up, do not take rejection personally, be as prepared as you can, always be learning, and eliminate negative people from your life regardless of who they are.

Not to be purple, but I've never been a 'bad boy' kind of girl. I like manners.

I just have fun doing what I do. If it looks like a good time, I'm up for it!

I'm more likely to try and tackle a fear than let it control me.

Accents are very easy for me.

When I'm just walking around, I swap between the British and the American, and when I'm with my family I'm with my Nigerian accent.

I think I have a very strange, hybrid accent, and I've worked very hard to get a solid American accent, which is what I use most of the time.

Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work.

My name is very specific to my family. I'm very proud of being Nigerian. I understand that most people can't pronounce it, but that's OK.

With me, it's clothing and makeup and hair and all that stuff that inform how the character moves and feels.

Be sure of what you want, focus, work hard, be ready to pick yourself up, do not take rejection personally, be as prepared as you can, always be learning, and eliminate negative people from your life regardless of who they are.

What's normal to you is normal to you.

I love being an actor and a job is a job, and I'm always happy to have a job.

There is so much wonderful stuff and so many amazing people in this world.

People tend to comment on my feet a lot. In daily life.

I don't t drink coffee, but I'm a tea addict.

I'm an avid shoe fan. I got my first pair of Louboutins as a birthday gift from Jami Gertz.

You're able to do more when you're not clouded with wasted anxiety.

I am Constantly afraid, but it's a big driving force in my life. I'm more likely to try and tackle a fear than let it control me.

I don't believe in paying full price for clothing.

I was a musical theatre geek in high school and college.

I pretty much only wear high heels.

When I'm in heels - and I live in heels - I take on a different posture, a different attitude, different energy.

We are all different and that's okay.

My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England it was very British.

I've several times had jobs that I thought were going to be my big break, and it didn't pan out.

I get to be goofy and quirky and sweet at the same time.

All my friends are funny, witty, fun-loving people. As are my parents, and the people I work with. I get at least a couple of good laughs in every day.

Basically, we are all different and we all have something to learn and it doesn't mean people need to change who you are but one should be open to new things and, above all, tolerance and understanding are essential for growth and happiness.

I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives.

Other people do better going on to grad school and others yet are naturally inclined and do just fine without any formal training at all. Everyone is different. The only things I think are imperative are focus, determination and hard work.