40 Quotes by Ross Kemp

It's an odd feeling, knowing someone is trying to kill you. On the front line, you learn quickly that if you're in the path of a bullet, you will get hit.

What's always got me is the fact that when people talked on the telly about Iraq, before Afghanistan kicked off, you'd get only these public-school-type army officers talking about what was going on out there. I kept thinking, 'Why don't we get the true voice of the squaddie? Why don't we hear from the lads on the battlefield?'

I do dream about Afghanistan. I wake up and think I'm still there.

I don't think you should go into politics until you can stand on your own two feet economically, if possible, and you know enough about the world.

People-trafficking is modern day slavery. There are more slaves today than there were at the height of the slave trade.

Some bosses believe they can't afford to employ someone legitimately - so they employ them illegally.

When I was an actor, I was part of a team, which I loved. You are a part inside something which is larger.

I read a lot of research notes about the countries I visit, and my mum and dad bought me a Kindle, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I prefer paper books.

Yes, I felt really weird. It was a cross between going to the dentist and going back to school.