I was always uncool. I was always from variety - big bow ties, flared trousers. Never cool. — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
It was never on the cards for me to go to uni, going to a sink secondary modern in the Midlands. The… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I never asked to be compared to Richard Pryor. I just realised he was one of the greatest humorists we'd ever had… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
As a performer, you get your 'thing.' You're the deadpan comedian, or the mad one, or the sexy one, and then you… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
It's nice to get home and do normal stuff. Put the rubbish out, do the school run - it means you stay… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Stand-up's a lottery - you think it's funny but the audience can disagree. — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
