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" Blood must not have blood... I don't stand for anyone bullying bullies. "
Ricky Whittle
Stand
Blood
Bullying
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" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Remember
Drive
Car
" The Ricky that the public see, whether it be on screen as a character, in public, or on social media, is very outgoing, and I'm a bit of a class clown. Then those who are closest to me know that I can be very sensitive. I can be quite insecure about myself. "
Ricky Whittle
Media
Social Media
Myself
" I joined 'Hollyoaks' because in the long-term, I thought it's good money, it's good profile, and everything happens in soaps! "
Ricky Whittle
Soaps
Everything
Good
" I'm a great believer in the idea that if it's meant to be, it will be. "
Ricky Whittle
Will
Believer
Great
" My friends said I was crazy, but L.A. is the hub of the industry. It's the epicenter of the business. If I wanted to get above the plateau that I had reached in the U.K., I had to make that move. "
Ricky Whittle
Move
Said
Business
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Time
Black
Growing
" I was something of a late bloomer. "
Ricky Whittle
Bloomer
Late
Late Bloomer
" I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life. "
Ricky Whittle
My Life
Dancing
Inspiration
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
American
America
Childhood
" First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one! "
Ricky Whittle
Bond
First
Aim
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Baby
Sun
Smiling
" My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with it. "
Ricky Whittle
Butter
Calendars
Came
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Loving
Partner
Feel
" With 'Strictly,' I am mentally and physically knackered: everything aches. I knew it would be hard, but I never thought it would be this tough. "
Ricky Whittle
Never
Everything
Thought
" I think anyone is lying if they say they don't want to win. "
Ricky Whittle
Win
Think
They Say
" Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family. "
Ricky Whittle
Keep
Family
Incredible
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Said
Need
Hurt
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Want
Proud
School
" I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well. "
Ricky Whittle
Well
Known
Competitive
" As in all TV shows, and especially a show called 'Mistresses,' all is not going to be as it seems. "
Ricky Whittle
TV Shows
Seems
Going
" No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence. "
Ricky Whittle
Should
Silence
Suffer
" We try and give as much diversity to our show as possible. That's something that's very strong in our show: there are so many strong female leads in 'The 100.' "
Ricky Whittle
Possible
Try
Strong
" I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns. "
Ricky Whittle
Sunset
Beach
Fire
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Direction
Gender
Black
" My character in 'Hollyoaks' went through absolutely everything! There's not one emotion where I'm going to go, 'I don't know how to play this.' "
Ricky Whittle
Character
Emotion
Go
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Big
One Thing
Life
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Know
Going
Determined
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Lived
Grammar
Kiss
" My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso. "
Ricky Whittle
Now
Talking
People
" The best food I've had was actually in catering at 'Single Ladies.' It's insane. I can't live in Atlanta. In fact, even if I'm offered, I'm not sure I could come back for another six months, because I'll just be fat. "
Ricky Whittle
Food
Live
Atlanta