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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/a-lot-of-black-actors-will-sit-there-and-go-every-role-is-about-being/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/my-dad-had-a-real-big-reputation-as-being-the-hard-man-street-fighter/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

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## More by Ashley Walters

> [My mum put me into the Sylvia Young Theatre School aged four, and I'd go there at weekends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/my-mum-put-me-into-the-sylvia-young-theatre-school-aged-four-and-i-d/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [My heart truly lies in good scripts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/my-heart-truly-lies-in-good-scripts/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [I never wanted my kids to have the experience of not knowing me or where they came from. I never want them to wonder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-never-wanted-my-kids-to-have-the-experience-of-not-knowing-me-or/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [I stayed well clear of roles like 'Top Boy' for years before I did it, but I had to do it because the script…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-stayed-well-clear-of-roles-like-top-boy-for-years-before-i-did-it/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [When I was released from prison, I didn't want to leave my house for the first three months.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/when-i-was-released-from-prison-i-didn-t-want-to-leave-my-house-for/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [For me, exercise isn't really about being healthy, it's more about vanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/for-me-exercise-isn-t-really-about-being-healthy-it-s-more-about/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [When I was young, I would go to youth clubs after school, run by my teachers and there were places to go where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/when-i-was-young-i-would-go-to-youth-clubs-after-school-run-by-my/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [I'm not a fan of social media, to be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-m-not-a-fan-of-social-media-to-be-honest/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/it-would-be-beautiful-to-be-able-to-walk-up-and-down-peckham-still/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [I loved English and I tell kids that without English I wouldn't be able to rap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-loved-english-and-i-tell-kids-that-without-english-i-wouldn-t-be/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [So Solid was more to me about the camaraderie, the unit between me and the other boys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/so-solid-was-more-to-me-about-the-camaraderie-the-unit-between-me-and/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-find-it-really-really-really-hard-to-have-relationships-with-other/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [I don't want to force anyone to give me a job. I want to be the right person for the part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-don-t-want-to-force-anyone-to-give-me-a-job-i-want-to-be-the-right/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/in-my-opinion-gentrification-can-sometimes-affect-what-s-happening-on/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-walters/i-didn-t-actually-rob-anyone-but-once-i-was-kidnapped-by-two-older/)

[Ashley Walters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-walters/)

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