Black lives have always mattered. We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. Now is the time. I ain’t waiting. – John Boyega
My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They’re Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English. – John Boyega
I remember my manager telling me, ‘Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first’. Those words were very helpful. – John Boyega
My dad’s a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he’s full of charisma. If he’s telling a story about Noah’s ark, you best know each tiger is going to be having their own little conversation and narrative. – John Boyega
The ‘block’ in ‘Attack the Block’ is not just a physical thing. It’s people; it’s families. – John Boyega
Film is just a great medium to express yourself and a great environment to work around. – John Boyega
Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end – it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you’re dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy. – John Boyega
Acting careers don’t come out fully formed – not unless your name is Jaden Smith and your dad has done it all. – John Boyega
The scripts that I’ve been getting are of epic proportion. People want me to lead the big armies. – John Boyega
In the States, you have a little bit of freedom to audition for different kinds of roles. – John Boyega
It’s amazing that people still feel, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s a black guy.’ We’ve been here for a long time; let’s get used to it. Let’s get used to other cultures. – John Boyega
Normally you hear about Southeast London, and you hear about all the stuff that goes on down there, all the negative things, and the tabloids kind of stay away from all the positive things that happen that I see every day, which kind of outshines the negative. – John Boyega
‘Attack The Block’ is an alien invasion film set in South London. It’s about a group of kids who are some petty thugs, who have to find the hero in themselves, when they attack. – John Boyega
My biggest challenge is to not do urban movies for the rest of my life, those alpha hoodies. – John Boyega
