There's this thing, something in the water in America that is so intoxicating as well, that's like your dreams can come true. You can have it all. Yo…

- Riz Ahmed

It's crazy how we always hate the things closest to us.

- Riz Ahmed

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 …

- Riz Ahmed

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.

- Riz Ahmed

I think creativity is something that best happens when you have clear parameters. If you're not confined by anything then it's meaningless. You've go…

- Riz Ahmed

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 p…

- Riz Ahmed

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 thi…

- Riz Ahmed

The racism in South Asia is the most specific racism in the world. It's like racism against a slightly different language group. It's like micro-raci…

- Riz Ahmed

I go to a lot of stand-up comedy. I find more inspiration from observational stuff than from rap.

- Riz Ahmed