I'm always trying to slip out of those labels everyone tries to put round your neck. We all have multiple selves. Riz Ahmed labelmultipleneck Change image and share on social
The only people who have doubts about the sincerity of my music are people who come to it relatively late, off the back of having seen me in a film. Acting is about being other people, and music is about being myself. Riz Ahmed actbackdoubt share on social
Anyone driving great social change, willingly or not, is going to be a fascinating contradictory mix of idealism and ego. Riz Ahmed changecontradictorydrive Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, I felt like I had to qualify it and say I'm British-Pakistani. But now I kind of feel like, in this day in age, this is what British looks like. It looks like me; it looks like Idris Elba, and hopefully through Nasir Khan, people will see that that's what an American can look like as well. Riz Ahmed ageamericanbritish share on social
No-one gets a job at 16 and stays in it until 60 any more; we're connected to more people simultaneously than ever before, whether online or on our phones. We wear so many different hats within one day, one week, a lifetime. Riz Ahmed connectdayhat share on social
I grew up listening to a lot of early '90s hip-hop. I had the debut Wu-Tang album, Biggie, Snoop, that kind of stuff. Hieroglyphics, the Gravediggaz. I remember D.O.C.'s 'The Portrait of a Masterpiece' was something that had a big influence on me. Riz Ahmed 90salbumbig share on social
The multiculturalism of Britain is one of our greatest strengths in music, literature, and visual art, but the TV and film industry doesn't tap into the multicultural talent pool in the U.K. as much as they do in the U.S. Riz Ahmed artbritainfilm share on social
The camera or the microphone in the booth is merciless. If you don't believe what you're saying, it hears it. If you don't believe it, it sees it in your eyes, it hears it in your voice that there isn't the conviction there. Riz Ahmed boothcameraconviction share on social
Reshoots are par for the course on any film. For me, I kind of love it because, as an actor, you always feel that there was a way you could have done it differently. Being able to go back and do some stuff again is always a blessing in my eyes. Riz Ahmed actorbackbless share on social
My parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging... They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights. Riz Ahmed defineencouragelove Change image and share on social