When you're working class and you feel like you're a bit of a toerag, you think Shakespeare's not for you, you know? — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
What a gift it would be if every child in the country could hear a professional orchestra at least once. — Lenny Henry Copy Share
I lament the passing of 'Play for Today,' 'Armchair Theatre,' 'Screen One and Two' and 'Comedy Playhouse' - because these shows gave a platform… — Lenny Henry Copy Share
With every task you think, 'What did I do wrong there? What could I do better?' That's why I've spent my life gravitating towards… — Lenny Henry Copy Share
I think tax breaks for diversity is a good thing. In film now, what happens is you get huge tax breaks if you can… — Lenny Henry Copy Share
Wouldn't it be great, if there was a one-stop shop where funny people could take their ideas and have them made? — Lenny Henry Copy Share
In the 1970s in black and Asian households up and down the country, there's a familiar story that when we saw a non-white person… — Lenny Henry Copy Share
That's where depression hits you most - your home life. It doesn't affect your work. I can't do this zany, wacky, funny thing any… — Lenny Henry Copy Share
A relationship can only work if you work at it. Marriage is the most difficult thing you will do - you've got to really… — Lenny Henry Copy Share
