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Just an instinct, but I think reading more Mark Twain.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Having my family closer.
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My life is wonderful – I can’t ask for one more thing.
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A warm knowing.
I’ve helped create a path for young black actors. When I go to swanky Hollywood dos, it’s great to see more and more young black British faces. I can remember a time when I was the only one there.
I had no idea. When I was a week away from leaving school, a teacher said, “We’ve been talking in the staffroom and we all think you should be an actor.” I thought, “That’s exactly what I want.” The rest is history.
After my documentary aired. I suddenly had a bit of panic, because it’s very personal. I couldn’t watch it on the night, I was so scared. The next day people were walking up to me on the street and telling me their life story. It was extraordinary.
I would have had a bit more belief in myself: I would have reached for America sooner.
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