A biography for Ncuti Gatwahasn’t been written yet.
“For any parent, all they want is for their child to be safe and cared for.”
“My mum and dad were born into nothing and came to this country with nothing. They've had to make so many sacrifices so I wouldn't have to make any, and always supported me.”
“I used to be a really great dancer. I used to do it quite a lot and then I stopped. Now my body has forgotten all that training.”
“I was homeless.”
“The only thing stopping me from being on the streets was the fact I had friends. But you can use up that goodwill. Or you feel scared to ask people for help. Your pride kicks in. So my life before 'Sex Education' was so different. To go to my audition, I had to get my friend to transfer me 10 quid so I could top up my Oyster card.”
“It's very important to see a black gay teen represented.”
“I wish that I had seen myself more reflected on TV when I was growing up, and I think a lot of people feel that way.”
“To be able to show your creativity or your creative expression on your body is a very powerful thing.”
“I grew up in a working-class area, and I stood out - for my voice, my appearance, I did dance and things like that. But I always had faith in my charm.”
“I'm liking coming to nice hotels, getting nice clothes sent to me - I got a pair of free boots the other day! It definitely makes a change from getting the 243 bus from Tottenham.”
“I was blown away by the amazing atmosphere at Moshions's studio. The amount of work, love and dedication that went into the bespoke clothes felt so personal. It was stunning.”
“People really cannot understand the concept of a black boy in a tracksuit in London being from Scotland.”
“Asa Butterfield is a big prankster.”
“I love theater, and I love that you have to be so intensely in the character and you have to hit that place every single night. It's just really good training. It was just a very good way of falling in love with my craft.”
“When I lost weight due to only eating once a day, people said how lean and healthy I looked.”
“The world has been set up in such a way that we don't even realise how ingrained certain things are, like how much we live in a patriarchal society or how institutional racism is ingrained in how we see the world. We don't realise how many things are being set in stone, in our heads.”
“I think we've got a very two-dimensional view of what masculinity is, of what strength is, what a guy needs to do.”
“Face your front' is a saying in my parents' culture. 'Face your front, don't look left and don't look right.' Don't be comparing yourself to everybody else, yeah? Follow your own journey.”