Ashley Walters

To be honest, there is going to be no 'Top Boy America.' ”

A lot of black actors will sit there and go, 'Every role is about being a gangster' - then they get an opportunity to write a script and they write about a gangster. You know... write about a superhero. ”

Drake revived 'Top Boy,' if I'm honest with you. You've got to give him a lot of credit. ”

I woke up one day and there were loads of calls on my phone. My best friend was like: bro, go to Drake's Instagram. So I went and saw my big head on there, a picture and a caption or whatever, and it was 'Top Boy' related. Long story short: we got in contact and had a few conversations about him being a big fan of the show. ”

I couldn't take that whole retail thing of being polite to people that are not being polite to you, and showing respect to people when they've got no respect for you. Retail in general is something I just can't do, unless it's my own shop. ”

There's always that romantic Hollywood element to it. But people appreciate 'Top Boy' because it is what it is. ”

Once you've been at the top, you're always gonna know what it's like to be at the top. If you've never been at the top, you're not worrying about what it feels like being there. ”

When we think someone is a great dad, what it really means is that we like the way they try. ”

I don't have friends, to be honest. ”

I had a good three or four months of mad depression where I thought, I'm not doing this any more, it's brought me nothing but problems, I can't take it. My own label didn't want to touch me. A lot of people just shut doors. ”