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" They say that no one walks in L.A., and it's definitely true, and I'm embracing that. "
Ricky Whittle
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Embracing
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" No one remembers the runner-up! "
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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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" I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life. "
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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 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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" No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence. "
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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 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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" Sometimes, when you've got a couple of females on the cast, you'll have a diva, or you'll have arguments. I've been on shows where girls haven't quite got on. "
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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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" We need to sort the kids out and educate them properly. After all, they are our future. "
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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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" When you're younger, you do take things personally. "
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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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" I think anyone is lying if they say they don't want to win. "
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" Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family. "
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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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" 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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" As in all TV shows, and especially a show called 'Mistresses,' all is not going to be as it seems. "
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" I was something of a late bloomer. "
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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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