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" First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one! "
Ricky Whittle
Bond
First
Aim
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" 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. "
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" I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well. "
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" No one remembers the runner-up! "
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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. "
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" We need to sort the kids out and educate them properly. After all, they are our future. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm a great believer in the idea that if it's meant to be, it will be. "
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" My little sister Debbie was born at Aldergrove, and my nan is from southern Ireland, so I do try and get over quite a bit. "
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" 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.' "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with it. "
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" No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence. "
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" When you're younger, you do take things personally. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I'd do whatever it takes to stay in California; maybe not L.A. because it's so crazy. "
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" Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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Said
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" My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso. "
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" I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns. "
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" I've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life. "
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" I'm more of a mimic. My accent tends to drift to where ever I am. "
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" 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. "
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