I like arriving somewhere and taking a left when someone tells you to go right. When all the tourist signs are pointing one way, it’s exciting to go the other. Lennie James Read Quote
One of the things I liked about playing Tony Gates in ‘Line of Duty’ was that I don’t think he gave much thought to justifying his actions until he was under investigation. Lennie James Read Quote
I owe ‘Jericho’ my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with. Lennie James Read Quote
I’m not a broad comic, but I think I can be funny and I think I make people laugh. Lennie James Read Quote
I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is six episodes of an hour drama, maybe sometimes eight, but never twenty-two, so I was petrified of that. Lennie James Read Quote
My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue. Lennie James Read Quote
I don’t usually like talking about acting or what my process is, and all those kinds of things, because I don’t necessarily think it’s helpful to talk about how I do my job. Lennie James Read Quote
I’ve worked in the theater, television, and films. A five-hour TV series is certainly more time than a character I’d be playing in a film. Lennie James Read Quote
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 football or Muhammad Ali was to boxing. Lennie James Read Quote
