58 Quotes by Ricky Whittle

I actually spoke to one of the heads of a studio, and he said I confuse middle America. Basically, when they see a black person, they see athlete, they see rapper, or they see criminal or something like that. And then when they hear a British accent, they hear posh, so they hear lawyer or doctor.

When you're younger, you do take things personally.

Growing up, at that time, I didn't want to be black because I was bullied, and I'd tell my mum that I wanted to be white like everyone else at school.

If things are said maliciously, and they're meant to hurt, then that's the sort of thing we need to try and stamp out.

Once people start to realise that colour is just that, it's just a colour, then things got a bit smoother.

When you're living in L.A., you really do have to raise your game - you have to be the best 'you' possible.

I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me.

My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso.

My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with it.