Get Quotes by Lenny Henry

What a gift it would be if every child in the country could hear a professional orchestra at least once.

— Lenny Henry

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

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

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

Corden's a comedy powerhouse.

— Lenny Henry

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor has opened my eyes in many ways.

— Lenny Henry

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

Stand-up's a lottery - you think it's funny but the audience can disagree.

— Lenny Henry

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

It's about challenging yourself; wanting to do things that push you.

— Lenny Henry

My dad never hugged me, never said he was proud of me.

— Lenny Henry

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