Ricky Whittle Quotes

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Ricky Whittle

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 23, 1981

I don't think anything can prepare you for the 'Strictly' experience. It really is insane. I mean, I played football, rugby, American football. I go to the gym. I like to think I'd be quite fit, and I don't have much fat on me to lose, and yet I still lost a stone and half and three inches off my waist.

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I joined 'Hollyoaks' because in the long-term, I thought it's good money, it's good profile, and everything happens in soaps!

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I want to act in films and TV drama, so that's where I'm aiming to be, and I'm not going to let anything distract me or turn my head until I get there.

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Sometimes, when you've got a couple of females on the cast, you'll have a diva, or you'll have arguments. I've been on shows where girls haven't quite got on.

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I'd do whatever it takes to stay in California; maybe not L.A. because it's so crazy.

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Blood must not have blood... I don't stand for anyone bullying bullies.

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Keep watching 'The 100.' It's an incredible show, and that's my family.

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No one should ever suffer in silence. Bullies thrive in silence.

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My friends said I was crazy, but L.A. is the hub of the industry. It's the epicenter of the business. If I wanted to get above the plateau that I had reached in the U.K., I had to make that move.

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As actors, when you can't be in the room with the casting director or the producers, you put yourself on tape and send it off.

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I love L.A. I love America; it's fantastic. The people are friendly, and everyone's always smiling. The sun is always shining. My only problem is choosing what color shorts to wear.

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