"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."

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Source : "Q&A: Riz Ahmed". Interview with Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2010.

Riz Ahmed

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“My number one tip is always to play tight. From my experience, most new players play about 80% of the hands they are dealt in Texas Hold 'em. In fact, the reverse should be the case: they should only play about 20% of them!”
“I think of writing as a sculptural medium. You are not building things. You are removing things, chipping away at language to reveal a living form.”

Source : "Will Self (1961- )", www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2008.
“If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it.”
“When you really don't like a guy, they're all over you, and as soon as you act like you like them, they're no longer interested.”
“Women tell stories; men want answers. Guys get impatient when we drone on forever; we get frustrated when they tune out.”

Source : "Did You Say Something, Dear?" by Jenna McCarthy, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2011.
“I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there, but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way.”
“I hate feet, they're disgusting! What are they even for?”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You may conquer her love of God: you will never overcome her fear of the devil.”

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