Ncuti Gatwa

I thought I was the only black Scottish person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

I went to drama school so I had quite a regimented classical training, regimented process of analyzing a script. I'll go through…

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I was a working-class kid in a middle-class environment. Fashion was my way of saying, 'You can tap me for this and…

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To be able to show your creativity or your creative expression on your body is a very powerful thing.

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My mom put me in this extracurricular dance class when I was a kid. And so I think that just started the…

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Those are my dreams. Buy mum a house, build a school in Rwanda. Then carry on making enough money to buy soaps…

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I was a wild teenager.

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You don't need to bow down to peer pressure or be comparing yourself.

— Ncuti Gatwa

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

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There was one scene in which I wore a wig, full make-up and stilettos and thought, 'Oh my God, my family, all…

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I was supposed to move into a new place and it fell through. So for five months before Sex Education, I was…

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It was so normal for me to have racial abuse spat at me and then when I moved to Dunfermline, there were…

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The gym I used to train at is heavy-duty - it's a tough man's gym in Tottenham.

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I grew up with a single mum, an immigrant mum who couldn't speak the language, no money, three kids on her back,…

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I couldn't believe I was homeless and working in Harrods. How many people must be going through this in London?

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When I moved to Dunfermline, it was the first time I realised how different I looked to everyone else who grew up…

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I have faith, but I'm not the biggest fan of organised religion. There's a lot of hypocrites in church. A lot of…

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Nobody should be getting silenced.

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I grew up in a working-class area, and I stood out - for my voice, my appearance, I did dance and things…

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When people talk about diversity and inclusion, sometimes there's a bit of an eye-rolling mentality or ticking boxes. But I feel like…

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I always had faith in my charisma.

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There's not many people that look like me in Scotland.

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Hair in the black community is such a big thing culturally. The barbershop is a place for black men to socialise, catch…

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