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 role themselves
My parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging... They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights.
best fit people trying worried
I'm not trying to project any persona. Often people don't know where to put me. I don't fit comfortably under banners, and that's fine. I'm not worried about not making sense to people. That's probably my best asset.
people doubt acting
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.
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.
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.
men rights people
You know my parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging… They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights.
jobs phones people
No-one gets a job at 16 and stays in it until 60 any more; we're connected to more people simultaneously than ever before, whether online or on our phones. We wear so many different hats within one day, one week, a lifetime.
What's interesting about the U.K. is that it celebrates an alternative voice. It's up for telling new stories.
exactly releasing
The fact is, I've been releasing records longer than I've been releasing films, or at least exactly as long.
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.
across classes films grown insider liked music naturally outsider puts terms
In terms of negotiating a career - I've always grown up being an insider and an outsider to different worlds, across different classes and cultures, so I have always naturally liked making films or music that puts things in unexpected places.
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.
I don't think any of us like to be reduced to just one label.
acting music personal
My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, that's a reflection of another character.