A lot of black actors will sit there and go, 'Every role is about being a gangster' - then they get an opportunity to write a script and they write about a gangster. You know... write about a superhero. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
My dad had a real big reputation as being the hard man, street fighter, the gangster. My stepdad was quite timid, and I wanted a bit of the gangster in my life. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
My mum put me into the Sylvia Young Theatre School aged four, and I'd go there at weekends. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I never wanted my kids to have the experience of not knowing me or where they came from. I never want them to wonder,… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I stayed well clear of roles like 'Top Boy' for years before I did it, but I had to do it because the script… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
When I was released from prison, I didn't want to leave my house for the first three months. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
For me, exercise isn't really about being healthy, it's more about vanity. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
When I was young, I would go to youth clubs after school, run by my teachers and there were places to go where you… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
It would be beautiful to be able to walk up and down Peckham still, because I love it; it's where I grew up. But… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I loved English and I tell kids that without English I wouldn't be able to rap. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
So Solid was more to me about the camaraderie, the unit between me and the other boys. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I find it really, really, really hard to have relationships with other men. That's one of my biggest problems. Women I seem to get… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I don't want to force anyone to give me a job. I want to be the right person for the part. — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
In my opinion, gentrification can sometimes affect what's happening on the ends. You're placing people in different places, moving them around, and you're taking… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
I didn't actually rob anyone but once I was kidnapped by two older boys for half a day and they were trying to get… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
