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> [The fact of the matter is that everybody, all actors who are desiring a bigger career, more choice, are all going to America. And British actors are doing well in America for the most part because we've been trained very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/the-fact-of-the-matter-is-that-everybody-all-actors-who-are-desiring/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

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## More by Paterson Joseph

> [We must have belief in BAME artists and have total trust in their work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/we-must-have-belief-in-bame-artists-and-have-total-trust-in-their-work/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [It takes a long time to shoot 'Peep Show' whenever I do a scene - that's probably why I don't do much stuff on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/it-takes-a-long-time-to-shoot-peep-show-whenever-i-do-a-scene-that-s/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [It's essential for people to socialise with each other, to play games, to open up, to role-play. It brings empathy and that is vital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/it-s-essential-for-people-to-socialise-with-each-other-to-play-games/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [I'm not a big movie-watcher, but I do watch quite a bit of TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/i-m-not-a-big-movie-watcher-but-i-do-watch-quite-a-bit-of-tv/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [My career started off very well in classical theatre, a genre that I shouldn't perhaps have done so well in. As a result it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/my-career-started-off-very-well-in-classical-theatre-a-genre-that-i/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [I'm not a gambler. And I don't approve of gambling unless it's for the Grand National.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/i-m-not-a-gambler-and-i-don-t-approve-of-gambling-unless-it-s-for-the/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [I mean, ethnic is a meaningless term because everybody thinks it means brown or something, but actually, we're all ethnic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/i-mean-ethnic-is-a-meaningless-term-because-everybody-thinks-it-means/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [When I got to secondary school I copped out and started bunking off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/when-i-got-to-secondary-school-i-copped-out-and-started-bunking-off/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [People who are racist, they love, they laugh, they are committed to their family and their friends. They're human beings. This is what's so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/people-who-are-racist-they-love-they-laugh-they-are-committed-to/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [You can transform somebody just by telling them, 'I'm listening.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/you-can-transform-somebody-just-by-telling-them-i-m-listening/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [That's the mentality of the soldier. You act on order, not on your own cognition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/that-s-the-mentality-of-the-soldier-you-act-on-order-not-on-your-own/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [One of the excuses used for not casting culturally different actors is authenticity. But theater is not documentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/one-of-the-excuses-used-for-not-casting-culturally-different-actors/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [When I was 14 I was really taciturn - I hardly said a word - but then I auditioned for Shylock. With Shakespeare's words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/when-i-was-14-i-was-really-taciturn-i-hardly-said-a-word-but-then-i/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [Great African-American stars who can command major theatre and film roles in successful international projects are not uncommon: James Earl Jones, Denzel Washington, Halle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/great-african-american-stars-who-can-command-major-theatre-and-film/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

> [The black presence in our British history has sometimes wilfully, sometimes neglectfully, been whitewashed out of our national tale. This is not only deeply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/the-black-presence-in-our-british-history-has-sometimes-wilfully/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

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