Riz Ahmed Quotes
Trajectories aren't linear. Life's just a roller coaster. If you're getting a chance to do cool stuff, and it's varied stuff, just enjoy it. I guess I'm a believer in the randomness of life rather than it being a linear trajectory or an arc, a consistent smooth arc, towards anything.
Ahmed, Riz. Interview by Alex Pappademas. "Riz Ahmed Is the New Star of 'Star Wars'." GQ, 23 Nov. 2016.
Rizwan Ahmed, also known as Riz MC, is a British Pakistani actor, rapper, musician, and activist. As an actor, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award and London Film Critics' Circle Award, and received nominations for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three British Independent Film Awards. He was initially known for his work in independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), Ill Manors (2012), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013), as well as television series such as Britz (2007) and Dead Set (2008), before his breakout role in the film Nightcrawler (2014).