Africa Is Trying To Find Its Way

I Think It's Vital To Have Something Outside Your Acting To Keep You Rooted In The Real World, And Help You Fill The Vacuum. If You Have Nothing Else, It Can Be Unhealthy. For Me Being A Christian Has Been Invaluable: It Simply Means Acting Isn't The Centre Of My Life.

I Have A Bee In My Bonnet As To How Few Black Historical Figures One Sees On Film; Incredible Stories, Stories From Which We Are Living The Legacy And Which Just Don't Get Made.

There Is Still A Fundamental Misunderstanding, When It Comes To Observing That When Someone Is Black And Someone Is White, Then That Difference Is Enough To Warrant The Idea That They Shouldn't Be Together. We Are So Much More Alike In Nature Than We Are Different, And My Ambition With The Roles I Choose To Do Is To Break Down That Prejudice, By Showing How Much I - As A Man - Am Just A Man.

To Break Down Prejudice Is To Get To A Place Of Understanding, That Can Erode The Ignorance.

Asher Means 'happy And Blessed' Which Embodies My Eldest. Caleb Means 'stubborn And Tenacious Dog' And I Can't Even Tell You How Much That Is My Little Boy! It Was A Useful Warning.