“I'm an actor. Since I was a teenager, I have had to play different cha...” — Riz Ahmed Quote

“I'm an actor. Since I was a teenager, I have had to play different characters, negotiating the cultural expectations of a Pakistani family, Brit-Asian rudeboy culture, and a scholarship to private school. The fluidity of my own personal identity on any given day was further compounded by the changing labels assigned to Asians in general.”

“No one's of Pakistani origin in any British show. That's why every actor of color is here working in the States. It's true.”

“I have always been restless, had a lot of energy.”

“Like every actor, I am always on the lookout for interesting characters.”

“With 'Stones is His Pockets' you have effectively a bare stage with two actors and yet a whole world in rural Ireland is created. There's the countryside, the bar interior, the dressing room and the star's bedroom.”

“To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.”