Find The Audience, Be Excellent, And You

I Am A Father, I Am Very Aware Of The Things That I'm Putting Out In The World Knowing That One Day My Children Will Watch The Work That I've Done. I Want To Be Able To Stand By It.

I Think It's Vital To Have Something Outside Your Acting To Keep You Rooted In The Real World, And Help You Fill The Vacuum. If You Have Nothing Else, It Can Be Unhealthy. For Me Being A Christian Has Been Invaluable: It Simply Means Acting Isn't The Centre Of My Life.

I Think Until Britain Acknowledges Just How Much Of A Presence Black People Had Here Before The Sixties, Then There Are Certain Stories That Are Not Going To Be Inclusive Of What I Have To Offer.

I Think The Notion That We Are Different Just Because Of Skin Color, And That We Should Be Kept Apart Or Kept From Interbreeding, Is Very Hurtful.

I Basically Enjoy Doing Films That Are About Something, That Have Complex Roles That I Can Sink My Teeth Into. Basically, I Gravitate To Things That Scare Me. They Might Be Things That I Don't Think I Know How To Play. I Like Trying To Find Within Me Where This Character May Exist. Whether Is It Is A Fictional Character Or Not I Am Not Motivated By That. It Is More About How Challenging It Is. It Is Just So Happens That The More High Profile Things I Have Done Have Been Historical Characters.