100 Quotes by Ashley Walters

A lot of people out there are not content with their life, but I am.

I was angry when I was young, but I was never really that violent. I hardly ever fought, mainly because I wasn't very good at it.

I worked in WH Smiths on Sloane Square and my first boss was a woman called June. My shift was half a day on Saturdays, and nine to six on Sundays. I was in and out of the place and only turned up when I wanted to.

I sit down on my sofa and I turn on 'Judge Judy.' That's my guilty pleasure. I could do a whole day of that.

There were not a lot of roles for a black man like myself that were different. Then 'Top Boy' came. I read the script and I loved that the characters were human.

I think it's difficult for people to understand that when you come from an impoverished background you're very limited in the way you think.

Top Boy' didn't try to glamorise anything. It gave it to you how it was. But it also dealt with mental health, social situations, immigration.

As an actor you pull your socks up and look for the next job.

You know, I have got quite a husky, gritty voice which people say - even when I'm talking nicely - does sound a bit rough.