British - Actor | November 23, 1981 -
When you're younger, you do take things personally.
Ricky Whittle
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Growing up, at that time, I didn't want to be black because I was bullied, and I'd tell my mum that I wanted to be white like everyone else at school.
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If things are said maliciously, and they're meant to hurt, then that's the sort of thing we need to try and stamp out.
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Once people start to realise that colour is just that, it's just a colour, then things got a bit smoother.
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When you're living in L.A., you really do have to raise your game - you have to be the best 'you' possible.
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I have an acting coach, a dialect coach, and just a great team around me.
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My favourite compliment now is that people are talking about my acting, my craft - not my torso.
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My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with it.
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I think anyone is lying if they say they don't want to win.
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I'm very competitive, and I want to be known to do well.
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I don't want to embarrass myself on TV!
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They say that no one walks in L.A., and it's definitely true, and I'm embracing that.
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