Lennie James quotes

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)
I'm not setting 'Jericho' up to be anything other than what it is, which is, you know, a piece of good, well thought-out, well put-together TV and entertainment. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you look in real life, it is very hard to describe people as good people, bad people, heroes or villains. People aren't bad people. They all have their justifications. View quote
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My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue. View quote
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I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport. View quote
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I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films. View quote
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I owe 'Jericho' my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with. View quote
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I will say that when I first came out to the States to work on 'Jericho,' that was the only time that I've ever been frightened about a job, because in America they tell stories over such a long time, and I was petrified that I'd get bored. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've written virtually as long as I've acted, it wasn't a sudden transition. I acted in my first play when I was 16 and I wrote my first play when I was 17. (Lennie James)
When I was growing up and watching 'The Sweeney,' the notion of police officers being an inch away from the villains that they're chasing was commonplace. View quote
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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. View quote
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