Lenny Henry : (6)

" We used to live in a one-room bedsit in Dudley with an Indian family. " - Lenny Henry

" My mum came to Britain from Clarendon, in the south of Jamaica, to make a better life for her family. " - Lenny Henry

" What a gift it would be if every child in the country could hear a professional orchestra at least once. " - Lenny Henry

" Comedy is a way of hiding – especially character comedy. " - Lenny Henry

" When I was younger, I was very thick-skinned – my skin is actually getting thinner as I get older. " - Lenny Henry

" I haven’t got an exact number for my carbon footprint although if it’s anywhere near my normal footprint it’ll be size 13 wide. " - Lenny Henry