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“I have grown up being a father. When my first son was born I was 17. I was a child bringing up a child. I was not capable of understanding what a dad was meant to be.”
“I used to eat under my grandmother's dining room table. I wouldn't eat at the table ever until I was about 10.”
“I loved English and I tell kids that without English I wouldn't be able to rap.”
“Music for me, it's pretty annoying, because I've never had a successful solo career and it bugs me.”
“I heard stories about my dad. I wondered why he never protected me. I loved the man and I have still not got over the fact he wasn't there for me.”
“I'm not a fan of social media, to be honest.”
“My mum's been my backbone, my inspiration, and the person who's pushed me in my career.”
“I have done a lot of short dramas that are three, four or five episodes and so that makes the filming process similar to the independent film process; it is very intimate, and it is a small cast and a small crew and everyone is there with a common goal and want the best for that project.”
“I'm a father eight and I'm married as well - in real life.”
“I grew up part of the MTV generation. I saw Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z on TV and I thought: 'Wow, look at these powerful black people.' I wanted that.”
“Using a gun is a coward's way to hurt someone.”
“I come from a place where to go to prison is like a rite of passage. It's something that you gain respect for. I used to watch people come out of prison, older cousins and the like, back in the day, and be in awe of them.”
“I stayed well clear of roles like 'Top Boy' for years before I did it, but I had to do it because the script was amazing. It was the most authentic thing that I've ever read when it comes to that sort of life.”
“I grew up on an estate in Peckham.”
“My heart truly lies in good scripts.”
“I was driving along and I got a random call on my way to my mother in law's for dinner and it was Drake. He wanted to help and he said he'd do anything to get 'Top Boy' back on screens and then got a call from Netflix, who wanted to do the show. For U.K. culture, it's a huge thing.”
“This game is full of rejection. As an actor, you are being told 'No' an awful lot of the time. You have to keep getting up and carrying on to get to where you want to go.”
“You know, I have got quite a husky, gritty voice which people say - even when I'm talking nicely - does sound a bit rough.”
“Selling out is a myth. Bill Gates isn't selling out, is he? Richard Branson isn't selling out. Why can't black people make money?”
“As a rapper, you're taught and you practice being hard all the time. You're not crying on your tracks, you don't sound like Neyo singing an R&B song about what you've lost or whatever.”