My background is on the stage, so when I'd write movies, they'd be a lot like plays.
I was never not in a show from ages 11 until 18. It was a great creative atmosphere but also a professional kind of atmosphere. When I finally went into the professional world, I felt ready. I was prepared for work.
I was in musical theater when I first started, so there was always both acting and singing. But as far as getting a record deal, that took time. The majority of that time, I was acting.
I have a dance background. I have an athletic background.
I've been in dance schools since I was four. I went to the Brit school. I did adverts and plays.
Well, I was a drama kid.
I've been acting since I was 5 years old, from primary school to secondary school, did training at drama school, which was the big thing for me because they trained me, put me out into the industry.
My dance background helped me tremendously. Dancing is like second nature to me.
My background is in psychology and I'm also a stage actor. That's my background.
I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes.
I trained in musical theatre and when I left drama school I worked on a lot of productions like 'Greece' and 'The Secret Garden' before landing the part in 'EastEnders.'
My aim is to bridge Broadway and the R&B world; and to bring all my Broadway experience to the R&B world; and one day, when I go back to Broadway, to bring some R&B to that.
I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good director.
I've essentially done theater for more of my life than I've done television or film, and it's really something I feel I know better.
I always say that I was dancing and acting in the belly. I feel like it's something I was born with and inspired by my family since I grew up backstage, watching them perform. I guess it was just a natural path for me.
My background is in acting, so I enjoy being able to show what I'm looking for. With acting, it's very immediate when you show someone what you're looking for, and the feedback is instantaneous as well.
I'm not from a theatrical background where people do like to work it out on some stage space.
It's quite clear if you look at the actors in film right now, some of them came from theater but they didn't come from musical theater. There's still a bit of a stigma attached to it I would say.
I have been a performer for as long as I can remember. I performed in Sunday school and church plays.
I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
I was never a child actor. I was a child performer.
I'm not a guy who grew up in theater. I've always played in rock bands.
I realized later how much my acting experience influenced my writing and how it helped me to write for other actors.
There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting.
I have grown up watching plays at Shivaji Mandir and used to participate in plays in school, too.
