Riz Ahmed
Riz Ahmed
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed, also known as Riz MC, is an English actor and rapper. He is known for his acclaimed work in films such as The Road to Guantanamo, Shifty, Four Lions, Trishna, Ill Manors and Nightcrawler...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 December 1982
people trying acting
The music I make and the process of acting, for me, are both about trying to understand people and get inside what makes us tick. That's the main thing that excites me. Our sense of who we really are and what drives us.
thinking long people
I think that in an Internet age, content is content. As long as you can stand up on the merits of what you're doing right at that moment and aren't just relying on your success in doing something else, it's all good; people will respect you.
weekend winning thinking
I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.
rap inspiration stuff
I go to a lot of stand-up comedy. I find more inspiration from observational stuff than from rap.
up-to-you bandwagon our-lives
Bandwagons roll through our lives. Its up to you whether you jump on them unquestioningly or jump on them to overturn them and subvert them.
What's interesting about the U.K. is that it celebrates an alternative voice. It's up for telling new stories.
subvert whether
Bandwagons roll through our lives. It's up to you whether you jump on them unquestioningly or jump on them to overturn them and subvert them.
lots narrow nor played range work
I don't feel that any kind of narrow stereotypes are representative of the work I've done, nor the range of the audience that work has found. I've played lots of different roles, and they've connected with lots of different people.
labels multiple round slip tries trying
I'm always trying to slip out of those labels everyone tries to put round your neck. We all have multiple selves.
exactly releasing
The fact is, I've been releasing records longer than I've been releasing films, or at least exactly as long.