I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport. Lennie James boygodlondon Change image and share on social
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. Lennie James chasecommonplacegrow Change image and share on social
I'm not a broad comic, but I think I can be funny and I think I make people laugh. Lennie James broadcomicfunny Change image and share on social
One of the things I liked about playing Tony Gates in 'Line of Duty' was that I don't think he gave much thought to justifying his actions until he was under investigation. Lennie James actiondutygate Change image and share on social
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. Lennie James acthelpfuljob Change image and share on social
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. Lennie James entertainmentgoodjericho Change image and share on social
My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue. Lennie James guyinterestinternal Change image and share on social
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 americanbritaindrama share on social
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. Lennie James alibluebox Change image and share on social
One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting. I hadn't done my apprenticeship as a writer. I did try to be a writer for hire but I'm not any good at it. Lennie James actapprenticeshipcraft share on social