David Oyelowo

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406 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 24 May

David Oyelowo’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend · David Oyelowo Returns · 13 Apr 2026 podcast

whereby you don't know what I'm going to say next.

And it is affecting your brain chemistry in a way whereby it's precipitating.

Correct.

And she has maintained the discipline of being able to hold it close enough, but hold it lightly enough that she's constantly alive.

And I just thought, whoa, that is so brave and why she's so brilliant.

Well, you know what?

This was during a film called The Butler.

And we were doing this scene and it was a scene and it was a tough scene because Sidney Poitier is literally my hero.

Yeah.

And it was a scene where my character was being very, shall we say, uncouth about Sidney Poitier.

And as a result, she quite rightly decides to give me what for.

Now, of course, in the film, she's supposed to slap her son.

in the world of cameras, action, all of that, don't actually slap me.

Now, with each take, she got more and more into it.

And what was happening is, you know, so initially, you know, I couldn't feel any wind as she went by.

And it started like, I was like,

Each time she does this, I could feel she was getting ever closer each and every time.

And the very last time, she got the end of my nose.

Oh, okay.

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