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

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

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

- Riz Ahmed

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. …

- 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

My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, thats a reflection of another character.

- 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

I have always been restless, had a lot of energy.

- Riz Ahmed