43 Quotes by Lennie James

The fact that I lost my mum was horrible, and if I could change anything, I would definitely change that.

In the kids' home I was in, there was very little change of staff. People stuck around, and they stuck around because they were being paid enough to stay there and raise their families. If you're not supporting the people looking after the kids, you're not supporting the kids, and you might as well chuck them all in the bin.

They shut down kids' homes, for a number of reasons, and I was part of that transition into foster care. That's all well and good if it's populated by people who feel their work is paid decently and supported.

I read the 'Guardian,' because it's a bit like having an argument with a mate. We mostly have the same sensibilities, but where we disagree, it's infuriating.

The Internet links me to friends and family around the world. Skype rocks!

I'm pretty much a London boy, and it was a big enough city to try and conquer.

All the great shows owe a lot to 'Hill Street Blues.'

We did four months on 'Line of Duty' from beginning to end, and that would be a long theater run.

When I'm playing an American, I don't play Lennie with an American accent. They're American characters who look like me, but they have different voices.