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" No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence. "
Ricky Whittle
Should
Silence
Suffer
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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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Smiling
" 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
" We need to sort the kids out and educate them properly. After all, they are our future. "
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Educate
Our
Need
" 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
" Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family. "
Ricky Whittle
Keep
Family
Incredible
" 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 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Color
Sun
People
" Blood must not have blood... I don't stand for anyone bullying bullies. "
Ricky Whittle
Stand
Blood
Bullying
" 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
" 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
" I'd do whatever it takes to stay in California; maybe not L.A. because it's so crazy. "
Ricky Whittle
Stay
Whatever
California
" 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
" I want to act in films and TV drama, so that's where I'm aiming to be, and I'm not going to let anything distract me or turn my head until I get there. "
Ricky Whittle
Going
Turn
Drama
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Yourself
You
Send
" Once people start to realise that colour is just that, it's just a colour, then things got a bit smoother. "
Ricky Whittle
People
Colour
Got
" I've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab. "
Ricky Whittle
Never
Used
Gift
" 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
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Little
Over
Ireland
" I'm a great believer in the idea that if it's meant to be, it will be. "
Ricky Whittle
Will
Believer
Great
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
America
Rapper
Lawyer
" I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me. "
Ricky Whittle
Team
Me
Just
" I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well. "
Ricky Whittle
Well
Known
Competitive
" When you're younger, you do take things personally. "
Ricky Whittle
You
Younger
Take
" 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
" My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso. "
Ricky Whittle
Now
Talking
People
" 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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Remember
Drive
Car
" 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. "
Ricky Whittle
Experience
Think
Football
" First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one! "
Ricky Whittle
Bond
First
Aim