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" I'm more of a mimic. My accent tends to drift to where ever I am. "
Ricky Whittle
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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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" I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me. "
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" I joined 'Hollyoaks' because in the long-term, I thought it's good money, it's good profile, and everything happens in soaps! "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" Blood must not have blood... I don't stand for anyone bullying bullies. "
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" As in all TV shows, and especially a show called 'Mistresses,' all is not going to be as it seems. "
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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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" I don't want to embarrass myself on TV! "
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" 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.' "
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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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" 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. "
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" When you're younger, you do take things personally. "
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" Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family. "
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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've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab. "
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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 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. "
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" When you're living in L.A., you really do have to raise your game - you have to be the best 'you' possible. "
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" 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. "
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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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" My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso. "
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" You have to have chemistry - it's acting. I need to make people believe the rumba is about two people in love, and the tango is about passion. "
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" No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence. "
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