“I try to make my daughter laugh often. I try to do lots of playdates a...” — Lenny Henry Quote

I try to make my daughter laugh often. I try to do lots of playdates and be part of her life. It's something I've learnt, because I think I saw my father laugh three times.

Shakespeare is for everybody, not just for toffs with a cauliflower down their tights.

We used to live in a one-room bedsit in Dudley with an Indian family.

I'm a black person and when I was growing up I went to a school with no other black people and walked past signs that said 'Keep Britain White.'

I think it is important that the public record of anyone being considered for key public appointments is scrutinised. That is the role of the media and key public institutions.

Now, I think you'll find a lot of rappers and artists are getting girl managers. It just makes sense. The guys in my team have learnt a lot from bringing girls in.

In the States is when I learnt about racism and I started to learn and embrace who I was.

One of the many things that I learnt from my mother is to never regret.

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace.

There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but one of them is that I've got better as an actor. I've learnt how to do it. And I still have enough energy to do it.