American - Journalist | December 12, 1972 -
'The Wire' is, by far, my favorite television show of all time. And I've always said that my aspirations for 'Luke Cage' was that it would be 'The Wire' of the Marvel television universe.
Cheo Hodari Coker
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One of my biggest influences, of course, is David Simon and his work on 'The Wire.'
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I'm not going to be one of those people who says, 'I'm a showrunner; I'm not a black showrunner.' I'm black when I go to sleep. I'm black when I wake up, period. It doesn't affect my perspective on everything, but at the same time, it's who I am, and I'm proud of it.
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The difference between a Marvel superhero and a DC superhero is that we place Marvel superheroes in the real world that we recognize and that we know.
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Alfre Woodard is a powerhouse, master actor, but she's also someone that you want to interact with, someone that you want to talk to.
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That's the thing about TV: it gives you so much time to tell your story; it's comparable to comics.
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I wanted Luke Cage to very much be an African American superhero rather than a superhero that happens to be black. I felt it was important to give him that cultural grounding but also show that it doesn't make him an obtuse or one-sided character.
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It's important to for your kids to see themselves in their superheroes. Really, it's important for all of us.
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Black writers seldom get the opportunity to write superhero stories.
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My grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman. He flew with the 100th Fighter Squadron.
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My mom and dad met at U. Conn., and their lives couldn't have been more different in terms of their upbringing.
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Television has power.
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