Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes

I remember when I first came to America, nobody had a clue what a black Englishman was. I was either South African or Australian to them.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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• I remember when I first came to America, nobody had a clue what a black Englishman was. I was either South African or Australian to them.

  

  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
  • Remember
  • America
  • Black