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" As actors, when you can't be in the room with the casting director or the producers, you put yourself on tape and send it off. "
Yourself
You
Send
" As in all TV shows, and especially a show called 'Mistresses,' all is not going to be as it seems. "
TV Shows
Seems
Going
" Blood must not have blood... I don't stand for anyone bullying bullies. "
Stand
Blood
Bullying
" Even in 'Hollyoaks,' we were known as 'the black family' as opposed to just 'the new family.' But that's where we are in the world, I guess. It's getting better; everything's heading in the right direction, whether it be race, sex, gender. "
Direction
Gender
Black
" First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one! "
Bond
First
Aim
" 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. "
Time
Black
Growing
" 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. "
America
Rapper
Lawyer
" I believe it's my position as a partner to make the other feel secure. I'm very loving and very into my partners when I am with them. I just want them to feel safe. "
Loving
Partner
Feel
" I'd do whatever it takes to stay in California; maybe not L.A. because it's so crazy. "
Stay
Whatever
California
" I don't think anything can prepare you for the 'Strictly' experience. It really is insane. I mean, I played football, rugby, American football. I go to the gym. I like to think I'd be quite fit, and I don't have much fat on me to lose, and yet I still lost a stone and half and three inches off my waist. "
Experience
Think
Football
" I don't want to embarrass myself on TV! "
TV
Want
Myself
" 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. "
Said
Need
Hurt
" I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns. "
Sunset
Beach
Fire
" I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me. "
Team
Me
Just
" I joined 'Hollyoaks' because in the long-term, I thought it's good money, it's good profile, and everything happens in soaps! "
Soaps
Everything
Good
" I love L.A. I love America; it's fantastic. The people are friendly, and everyone's always smiling. The sun is always shining. My only problem is choosing what color shorts to wear. "
Color
Sun
People
" I'm a big fan of old, classic American musclecars like a Shelby GT or the '69 Dodge Charger, cars that inspired me through my childhood. They used to get me real excited when I was a kid. To own one and actually be able to drive them in America is a little of a dream. "
American
America
Childhood
" I'm a great believer in the idea that if it's meant to be, it will be. "
Will
Believer
Great
" I'm a huge sun baby. As soon as the sun comes out, my smile gets bigger, so I'm constantly smiling in L.A. It's a fantastic place to be. "
Baby
Sun
Smiling
" I'm ambitious and I'm determined and I know where I'm going to be. It's not where I want to be, but where I'm going to be. "
Know
Going
Determined
" I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life. "
My Life
Dancing
Inspiration
" I'm just a big kid; I get excited. That's probably the one thing in life that I get really excited about is cars. "
Big
One Thing
Life
" I'm more of a mimic. My accent tends to drift to where ever I am. "
Accent
Where
More
" I'm not as stupid as some people think. I've got a degree in law. "
Stupid
Some People
People
" I must have been 15 or 16 when I left Antrim Grammar, but I do remember having my first proper kiss when I lived there. "
Lived
Grammar
Kiss
" I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well. "
Well
Known
Competitive
" I really have a new-found respect for dancers. "
Respect
Dancers
Really
" I remember 'Rain Man' with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman with all the Lamborghinis being lifted off the tanker. I was obsessed with this car. Absolutely obsessed with this car. It was my dream, and to finally drive one and own one was incredible. "
Remember
Drive
Car
" I think anyone is lying if they say they don't want to win. "
Win
Think
They Say
" I've never liked my smile, you see. I should have had braces as a kid, but I was too proud and too vain. And I didn't want to be bullied at school. "
Want
Proud
School
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