Mum would hit us with anything. You'd see her looking for something to hit you with, and you'd think, please let it… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
The Anansi stories were in my life because they're not just 'Br'er Rabbit and the Tar-Baby in the Briar Patch,' they're stories… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I was in church every Sunday till I was 14 or 15. A van used to come and get us, whether we… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
When I was eight my mum said, 'You must integrate otherwise you won't fit it in. You must talk like de Dudley… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
I got accused of misrepresenting all people of colour in Great Britain. I would get told off a lot. 'How can you… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
That's what all of us, as writers, actors and comedians, set out to do - shine a light on new perspectives. — 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
