The Star got serious with the very hilarious comedian/actor Christopher Daley for 'Ten Questions With ...'

STAR: How did you get started in the business?

"I give thanks to my teacher Mr. Philips, he discovered my talent in school. He entered me in Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's junior category for drama. I won for best actor. The best actor received a scholarship from the Marcus Garvey Foundation to the School of Drama. From there I got the chance to expand my creative energy, I eventually got an audition for Lime Tree Lane."

STAR: How important is your family in the decision to accept some kinds of roles/jobs?

"I leaned more on my theatrical family, those persons from Lime Tree Lane I was close to like Dorothy Cunningham. I always asked for their guidance, I didn't make decisions without them. My actual family was there for me too, my mother watches all the roles I do. I don't want to do something offensive to her. If I did, I would talk to her first."

STAR: Name one thing or person whom you dislike and say why.

"I dislike the disunity in theatre, which is keeping us back to achieve success on a certain level. There is classism about traditional theatre and roots theatre, I don't like the terminology. Every society has mainstream and fringe theatre, but one is not looked down on more than the other. We all need one organisation that manages the whole thing so that there is no division."

STAR: Is it hard making the transition from a child star to a comedian?

"Yeah, it's very difficult to transition from a child actor to a stand-up comedian. But I've continued working on it, I've spent my time in the trenches, people have seen that I'm serious about it, that I believe in it."

STAR: Do you ever feel that people don't take you seriously?

"I think people are taking me seriously now. I've opened my own company. I'm STAR Artiste of the Month, so the lightbulb is going on somewhere."

STAR: Why are you and Iceman no longer performing together?

"Iceman and I are no longer performing together because Iceman decided to concentrate on his music - whether it's writing or performing. He officially signed to Big Yard. I don't see myself locked down to one thing. We both realise it was time. We are officially engrossed in our lives. We talk now again, but not so often, he's busy and I'm busy."

STAR: Are there roles that as an actor you wouldn't play?

"There was a role offered to me on Royal Palm Estate as a transvestite. That would have messed up my career, people would have seen me in a totally different light. Some roles define you as an actor and I don't want to remembered like that."

STAR: Is there any topic you wouldn't make a joke of?

"Umm ... Yes, I've avoided some issues because I feel it would be disrespectful. Like in my country I don't make jokes about religion, Christianity. I would never try to criticise any religion."

STAR: What is the important life lesson you have learnt?

"Try to be honest. It's a very important quality to have. You might solve a problem by being honest, if you lie you might make the problem worse. I try to be very honest."

STAR: There have been rumours that you are gay. Is it true and has any one ever confronted you regarding this?

"I've never ever been touched by a man or involved with a man. Those rumours were very vicious and cruel. Any youngster male/female involved in the arts in Jamaica is faced with that stigma - prepare yourself to be called gay. There's an active thing called bad mind. It seriously affected me as a teenager but I kept myself grounded. I never came out and denied it because that would have put more fire under the issue. Now I can come out and say it - No I'm not gay and yes I have been confronted by it before. I usually tell them to tek weh demselves. Donesha Pendergast is the woman in my life right now."