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16 quotes by Lennie James

Lennie James (born 11 October 1965) is an English actor, screenwriter, and playwright. Among James' more notable roles in American television was the mysterious Robert Hawkins in the CBS series Jericho. He also starred as Detective Joe Geddes in the AMC television series Low Winter Sun and has received praise for his recurring appearances as Morgan Jones in the popular AMC series The Walking Dead.
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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... →

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My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue.

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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I owe 'Jericho' my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with.

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I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport.

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I'm not a broad comic, but I think I can be funny and I think I make people laugh.

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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.

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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.

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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... →

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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... →

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