My academic struggles were no barrier to my ambitions to be the best that I could be. To be someone who could… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
When I took on the role of Kamal Hadley it was a question of - how do I depict a racist who… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
Playing a character who will be seen as villainous will be fascinating, because a lot of the characters I have played are… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
It's interesting to think that somebody could be a virulent racist... but actually that doesn't make somebody inhuman. It just means that… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
I wasn't a bully, I wasn't horrible, but a lot of teachers just took against me. I think it was because, in… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
There was nothing around me that would have given me heroes who happened to be Black. And I don't think anybody can… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
We must have belief in BAME artists and have total trust in their work. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
It takes a long time to shoot 'Peep Show' whenever I do a scene - that's probably why I don't do much stuff on… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
It's essential for people to socialise with each other, to play games, to open up, to role-play. It brings empathy and that is vital… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
My career started off very well in classical theatre, a genre that I shouldn't perhaps have done so well in. As a result it… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
I'm not a gambler. And I don't approve of gambling unless it's for the Grand National. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
I mean, ethnic is a meaningless term because everybody thinks it means brown or something, but actually, we're all ethnic. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
When I got to secondary school I copped out and started bunking off. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
People who are racist, they love, they laugh, they are committed to their family and their friends. They're human beings. This is what's so… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
That's the mentality of the soldier. You act on order, not on your own cognition. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
One of the excuses used for not casting culturally different actors is authenticity. But theater is not documentary. — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
