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" We need to sort the kids out and educate them properly. After all, they are our future. "
Ricky Whittle
Educate
Our
Need
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" 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. "
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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'm not as stupid as some people think. I've got a degree in law. "
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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 was something of a late bloomer. "
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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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" 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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" I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life. "
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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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" 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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You
Send
" I'm more of a mimic. My accent tends to drift to where ever I am. "
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Where
More
" 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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Cast
Where
" 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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Direction
Gender
Black
" I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me. "
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Me
Just
" 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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Time
Black
Growing
" I'd do whatever it takes to stay in California; maybe not L.A. because it's so crazy. "
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Whatever
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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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Going
" First black Bond - that's my aim! That's the one! "
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Bond
First
Aim
" I really have a new-found respect for dancers. "
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Dancers
Really
" 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
Need
Hurt
" I've never used chat-up lines; I don't have the gift of the gab. "
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Never
Used
Gift
" 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 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. "
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" I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well. "
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Competitive
" 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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" 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 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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America
Childhood
" 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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Try
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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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