Sir Lenny Henry
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You got called all the names.
And all the names there are.
And then you'd be rolling around fighting because you had to stick up for yourself.
And I can't fight.
So it was terrible.
I was like that kind of guy.
And I just didn't like that part of school.
And one of the people that used to bully me was the teacher.
Oh, dear.
I had a teacher that used to...
sort of pulling me.
And I remember one time I was in art.
They were all throwing paint around.
And because we're kids and I flipped paint at Ronnie Barton, I think.
And the teacher kicked me at the bum for throwing paint at Ronnie Barton.
And I was really upset.
And I went home and I didn't know what to say to my mum.
because I knew there'd be trouble if I said something.
But I felt it was right, because you know that thing when an adult does something, and you're a kid, and you kind of know in your heart that it's wrong?
And I said, Mr... Mr... He kicked me.