I watched 'The Wire' religiously.

Ashley Thomas

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I'm in a happier place because my dreams are coming true. I'm acting in feature films, and I'm travelling the world. Before, I was just broke.

true dreams place world

I'm not a rude boy; I'm my own thing.

boy own my-own rude

My dad's a worker, an electrician, a bog standard job. Nothing glamorous like a footballer, but yet he still provided me with what I needed.

nothing job me dad

Whatever the download thing has done to the game, you as an artist can get yourself out there to the masses, off your own back.

yourself game you artist

It's just the acting side of things. It's not like music, where you can go out there and be independent. It's a bit more difficult to get out there on your own and be an actor. It takes time.

own you music time

'Cockneys vs. Zombies' does exactly what it says on the tin.

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I really like comedy because it is really fun to be in - even though you are playing it straight.

like you comedy fun

I was acting before I did music, so it is an easier transition for me in my own mindset.

own me my-own music

I just said, 'I need to do something because staying up and watching YouTube and late night TV is not cool,' so I just decided to write a script.

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I've grown up listening to Gorillaz, so for me to, like, be asked to be on the album is an honour.

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Working with Kano is cool, too: obviously, he's from the same scene, but we've never worked together on a track before, and where, like, better to do it than on a Gorillaz project?

better never cool together

Acting was always my passion, even before music, so I knew I was always heading down that path.

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I have been offered roles in other things, so it's just about making sure I make my decisions wisely because I don't really want to be typecast.

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I'm never scared, so I don't watch horror movies. Back in the day, I was. I was scared of 'It' - you know, the one with the clown. That's the thing I found scariest in my life, but since then, not really - I don't watch them.

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I started out doing the acting, and there was always an interest in music, and then the music just took off.

doing always music acting

I had a chance to do acting again, and, I don't know, this has always been my plan of what I wanted to do.

plan know always chance

I loved studying the Medieval world; that's why I love 'Game of Thrones.'

loved game love world

A lot of things in films are cheated with the use of camera tricks, so while it may feel unnatural to do, when you look at the result, you realise that it is right.

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I want to take on more diverse roles, and I keep building, and I hope to one day write or direct something. But I just want to keep developing as a person, and that will hopefully take my acting to the next level.

will day building hope

'Shank' is set in 2015, and it's set in a post-apocalyptic world where the main commodity is food. It's about how five young gentlemen travel around that harsh terrain and survive.

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