They shut down kids' homes, for a number of reasons, and I was part of that transition into foster care. That's all well and good if it's populated by people who feel their work is paid decently and supported. — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I've written virtually as long as I've acted, it wasn't a sudden transition. I acted in my first play when I was 16 and I wrote my first play when I was 17. — Lennie James Copy Share Image
The fact that I lost my mum was horrible, and if I could change anything, I would definitely change that. — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I owe 'Jericho' my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with. — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I'm pretty much a London boy, and it was a big enough city to try and conquer. — Lennie James Copy Share Image
My foster mother wanted to create a family home. For me, she had made a place that I felt I could always go back… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
In the kids' home I was in, there was very little change of staff. People stuck around, and they stuck around because they were… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting.… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I was focused on either being a social worker or physiotherapist. That was the direction I was going until I met a girl who… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
My favorite television show of all time is 'Hill Street Blues.' I think it's the show that is to television what Pele was to… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I like arriving somewhere and taking a left when someone tells you to go right. When all the tourist signs are pointing one way,… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
I like playing guys where it's as important what they're thinking as what they're saying. Those are the people I like playing, and the… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
