Embracing Self & Otherness

Actor Thandie Newton speaks at TED about how we learn who we are

how others' thoughts about us affect our self perception, and how we embrace others.

She tells the story of finding her "otherness" -- first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many different selves.  Included in her presentation is a reminder of the fact that we all come from the same place and that the Self is just a vivid projection: