Michaela Coel said : “I had a lot of mentors coming up in this industry and they gave me confidence in my own natural ability,” “So for a while I’ve been trying to find a way to mentor people in a safe way, with companies involved and boundaries in place”

guardian Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:46:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Woman King missing out was shocking, my mouth was open for ages,” “I can’t get my head around it, I think I’m still in shock. So I can’t imagine what it must be like for Gina [Prince-Bythewood, the director], Viola [Davis], Lashana [Lynch], or Sheila [Atim]. I cannot imagine because they made history with that film”

guardian Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:46:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I’ve experienced receiving notes that have left me feeling totally unsure of myself, paralysed and insecure,” “I’ve also had the other version where I’ve been encouraged to continue on my path and trust my own voice. The notes aren’t attacking me, but asking beneficial questions. I would love to be part of the world contributing that sort of engagement with artists rather than that first one”

guardian Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:46:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "A lot of women carry the heart of this movie but it's written by two incredible men. "

heart Friday, November 4, 2022 3:06:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel added : “People say, ‘Oh, it’s fine, it’s just politics.’ But I don’t think it is just politics when it affects how people get to live their daily lives,” “That’s why it felt important for me to step in and do that role because I know just by my being Ghanaian, Ghanaians will come”

eurweb Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:13:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I think for a lot of people it was the first time we’d seen some sort of representation on a very mainstream platform about the magic of Africa, the magic of the people, our ancestors,”

eurweb Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:13:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success. Do not be afraid to disappear — from it, from us — for a while, and see what comes to you in the silence”

huffingtonpost-us-en Sunday, October 9, 2022 5:12:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “That sold me on the role, the fact that my character’s queer,” “I thought: I like that, I want to show that to Ghana”

nbcnews Friday, October 7, 2022 5:27:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “People say, ‘Oh, it’s fine, it’s just politics,’”

nbcnews Friday, October 7, 2022 5:27:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel recalled ( about Chadwick Boseman ) : “There was a sense that we have to bring this baby home in the name of Chadwick,” “I thought to myself, I’m rolling up my sleeves and I’m getting in. I don’t need to be front and center, I’m here to support”

nbcnews Friday, October 7, 2022 5:27:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel says : “I need to remind you this is not a phase,”

independent-UK Friday, September 23, 2022 9:39:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “it’s not how we do things here”

guardian Saturday, February 5, 2022 12:55:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “essential for every production company that wants to make work exploring themes of consent”

standard Monday, June 14, 2021 2:42:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe, for creating physical, emotional and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power without being exploited or abused in the process,"

usaToday Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:01:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process,”

huffingtonpost-us-en Monday, June 7, 2021 9:32:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I also think it’s a very vulnerable place for not just actors, for the crew as well, because the crew might have had experiences and it triggers things for them. So, to have her there protects everybody,” “And if you don’t have people like Ita on set when you’re shooting things like that, I think it’s quite thoughtless, and I think it’s really inconsiderate and it shows a lack of mindfulness”

huffingtonpost-us-en Monday, June 7, 2021 9:32:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Thank you for your existence in our industry,”

thegrio Monday, June 7, 2021 7:04:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "Not only is Arabella someone who's very close to me, I feel like she represents a lot of women who aren't really seen on television - she's messy and she's not perfect,"

dhakatribune Monday, June 7, 2021 3:48:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process," "I know what it's like to shoot without an intimacy director - the messy, embarrassing feeling for the crew, the internal devastation for the actor,"

bbc Monday, June 7, 2021 12:55:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "Not only is Arabella someone who's very close to me, I feel like she represents a lot of women who aren't really seen on television - she's messy and she's not perfect,"

news-yahoo Monday, June 7, 2021 2:14:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel added : "essential for every production company that wants to make work exploring themes of consent,"

afp-en Monday, June 7, 2021 12:14:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "I am very surprised, actually. I genuinely was not expecting to win for leading actress, so I'm still feeling a bit stunned and so grateful to BAFTA"

themirror Sunday, June 6, 2021 10:56:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel explains : “When you are nominated for something and you have to make a speech, I’m forced to practice the act of gratitude again,” “So, I remember all over again how incredible it is that all these people watched my show, that all these people helped me create the show that has spoken to and stimulated so many people in the world that I found myself nominated on this list”

thegrio Thursday, May 6, 2021 7:33:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel wrote : “I am here to offer great support for the 20 brave women who have come forward; those who have shared their identifies with us, but also those who have preferred to use an alias; the mental hurdles a black woman must overcome to do such a thing as reveal their identity within a narrative of rape abuse or bullying at the hands of someone within our own community can sometimes be too much”

news-yahoo Sunday, May 2, 2021 1:40:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel concluded ( about Guardian ) : “I applaud the Guardian and its journalists for investigating and publishing this story,”

news-yahoo Sunday, May 2, 2021 1:40:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "I am here to offer great support for the 20 brave women who have come forward; those who have shared their identities with us, but also those who have preferred to use an alias; the mental hurdles a black woman must overcome to do such a thing as reveal their identity within a narrative of rape abuse or bullying at the hands of someone within our own community can sometimes be too much,"

CBSnews Saturday, May 1, 2021 1:12:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "I decided not to tell her that I actually wasn't in Hollywood so I couldn't swing by. I instead found a flight, booked a one-way ticket and went straight from the airport to the movie theater,"

upi Friday, April 23, 2021 5:21:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Sexual assault is at the forefront of public discourse,”

thegrio Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:38:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I had a lot of mentors coming up in this industry and they gave me confidence in my own natural ability,” “So for a while I’ve been trying to find a way to mentor people in a safe way, with companies involved and boundaries in place”

guardian Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:46:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Woman King missing out was shocking, my mouth was open for ages,” “I can’t get my head around it, I think I’m still in shock. So I can’t imagine what it must be like for Gina [Prince-Bythewood, the director], Viola [Davis], Lashana [Lynch], or Sheila [Atim]. I cannot imagine because they made history with that film”

guardian Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:46:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I’ve experienced receiving notes that have left me feeling totally unsure of myself, paralysed and insecure,” “I’ve also had the other version where I’ve been encouraged to continue on my path and trust my own voice. The notes aren’t attacking me, but asking beneficial questions. I would love to be part of the world contributing that sort of engagement with artists rather than that first one”

guardian Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:46:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "A lot of women carry the heart of this movie but it's written by two incredible men. "

heart Friday, November 4, 2022 3:06:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel added : “People say, ‘Oh, it’s fine, it’s just politics.’ But I don’t think it is just politics when it affects how people get to live their daily lives,” “That’s why it felt important for me to step in and do that role because I know just by my being Ghanaian, Ghanaians will come”

eurweb Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:13:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I think for a lot of people it was the first time we’d seen some sort of representation on a very mainstream platform about the magic of Africa, the magic of the people, our ancestors,”

eurweb Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:13:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success. Do not be afraid to disappear — from it, from us — for a while, and see what comes to you in the silence”

huffingtonpost-us-en Sunday, October 9, 2022 5:12:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “That sold me on the role, the fact that my character’s queer,” “I thought: I like that, I want to show that to Ghana”

nbcnews Friday, October 7, 2022 5:27:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “People say, ‘Oh, it’s fine, it’s just politics,’”

nbcnews Friday, October 7, 2022 5:27:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel recalled ( about Chadwick Boseman ) : “There was a sense that we have to bring this baby home in the name of Chadwick,” “I thought to myself, I’m rolling up my sleeves and I’m getting in. I don’t need to be front and center, I’m here to support”

nbcnews Friday, October 7, 2022 5:27:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel says : “I need to remind you this is not a phase,”

independent-UK Friday, September 23, 2022 9:39:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “it’s not how we do things here”

guardian Saturday, February 5, 2022 12:55:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “essential for every production company that wants to make work exploring themes of consent”

standard Monday, June 14, 2021 2:42:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe, for creating physical, emotional and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power without being exploited or abused in the process,"

usaToday Tuesday, June 8, 2021 3:01:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Thank you for your existence in our industry, for making the space safe for creating physical, emotional, and professional boundaries so that we can make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process,”

huffingtonpost-us-en Monday, June 7, 2021 9:32:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “I also think it’s a very vulnerable place for not just actors, for the crew as well, because the crew might have had experiences and it triggers things for them. So, to have her there protects everybody,” “And if you don’t have people like Ita on set when you’re shooting things like that, I think it’s quite thoughtless, and I think it’s really inconsiderate and it shows a lack of mindfulness”

huffingtonpost-us-en Monday, June 7, 2021 9:32:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Thank you for your existence in our industry,”

thegrio Monday, June 7, 2021 7:04:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "Not only is Arabella someone who's very close to me, I feel like she represents a lot of women who aren't really seen on television - she's messy and she's not perfect,"

dhakatribune Monday, June 7, 2021 3:48:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "make work about exploitation, loss of respect, about abuse of power, without being exploited or abused in the process," "I know what it's like to shoot without an intimacy director - the messy, embarrassing feeling for the crew, the internal devastation for the actor,"

bbc Monday, June 7, 2021 12:55:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "Not only is Arabella someone who's very close to me, I feel like she represents a lot of women who aren't really seen on television - she's messy and she's not perfect,"

news-yahoo Monday, June 7, 2021 2:14:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel added : "essential for every production company that wants to make work exploring themes of consent,"

afp-en Monday, June 7, 2021 12:14:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "I am very surprised, actually. I genuinely was not expecting to win for leading actress, so I'm still feeling a bit stunned and so grateful to BAFTA"

themirror Sunday, June 6, 2021 10:56:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel explains : “When you are nominated for something and you have to make a speech, I’m forced to practice the act of gratitude again,” “So, I remember all over again how incredible it is that all these people watched my show, that all these people helped me create the show that has spoken to and stimulated so many people in the world that I found myself nominated on this list”

thegrio Thursday, May 6, 2021 7:33:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel wrote : “I am here to offer great support for the 20 brave women who have come forward; those who have shared their identifies with us, but also those who have preferred to use an alias; the mental hurdles a black woman must overcome to do such a thing as reveal their identity within a narrative of rape abuse or bullying at the hands of someone within our own community can sometimes be too much”

news-yahoo Sunday, May 2, 2021 1:40:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel concluded ( about Guardian ) : “I applaud the Guardian and its journalists for investigating and publishing this story,”

news-yahoo Sunday, May 2, 2021 1:40:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "I am here to offer great support for the 20 brave women who have come forward; those who have shared their identities with us, but also those who have preferred to use an alias; the mental hurdles a black woman must overcome to do such a thing as reveal their identity within a narrative of rape abuse or bullying at the hands of someone within our own community can sometimes be too much,"

CBSnews Saturday, May 1, 2021 1:12:00 AM EAT

Michaela Coel said : "I decided not to tell her that I actually wasn't in Hollywood so I couldn't swing by. I instead found a flight, booked a one-way ticket and went straight from the airport to the movie theater,"

upi Friday, April 23, 2021 5:21:00 PM EAT

Michaela Coel said : “Sexual assault is at the forefront of public discourse,”

thegrio Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:38:00 AM EAT