Adrian Lester Quotes

Adrian Lester

Profession : Actor

Birth : August 14, 1968

Everything I love about television is encapsulated in how I used to feel watching 'The Sweeney,' 'Starsky & Hutch' and 'Doctor Who' when I was 10.

Adrian Lester

Never mind that British history is liberally dotted with ethnic minorities; to most scriptwriters they simply don't exist.

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There is always more work to do.

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At heart, I'm analogue. I'm one of those people who has to buy something if they walk past a stationery shop.

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I know some actors don't want to see faces out there; they prefer to perform to a black wall. But I like knowing I'm talking to people.

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When I left Rada I didn't think about tweeting as a career move.

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People are having to come to terms with the question: how important is it, really, that Obama is black? Yes, skin colour is a factor, but it's about so more than that.

Adrian Lester

As an actor, having to portray a real-life person of extreme talent is fine as long as you're not playing the part on stage and forced to demonstrate that talent to a live audience. If you're in a play portraying an incredible dancer? All well and good, just... don't dance.

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Sometimes, as an actor, you'll get to do work that's purely entertainment, and that's great.

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Being a dad made me really see what love was.

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I find it quite hard to sum up a show that's been as much fun as 'Hustle.' The upsetting thing is the thought that I may not have this kind of experience again; working with that group of people and doing something where your energies and efforts result in a show that's truly popular.

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Producers are too ready to second-guess an audience, and they always play it very safe.

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I think in any long relationship, you may have had four different relationships in that time but they all happen to be with the same person, and you've just changed.

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The arts safeguard our culture.

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I'll always be awake at three in the morning, going over my lines.

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I've always been a city boy and it's why I love the Big Apple so much.

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We need to continue to make sure that we are completely inclusive when looking for our audiences.

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The great stories are always the old ones - they never change.

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Our daughters keep my feet on the ground - you learn this complete, unconditional love and it brings everything together.

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By the time I was 14, I started getting paid for my work as an actor. For walk on work as well, because I had an equity card. By then, my family accepted what I was going to do as a really sensible and viable option.

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