American - Actor | August 26, 1976 -
When you're a black man in a hoodie, all of a sudden you're a criminal. That's something we shouldn't have to deal with, but we do. It's a double standard. We can't cover our head when it's cold and raining because God forbid someone sees us and puts our life in danger.
Mike Colter
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I don't think Luke Cage as a superhero is something that has changed dramatically from the '70s to now. He's a black man going through the same thing as other people of colour - it's just that he has superpowers.
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Not being white has never prevented me from enjoying Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. These are heroes of mine.
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It's nice to be recognized, but at the same time, there are always consequences. You may get fame, but you lose anonymity. You lose a certain sense of who you are.
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It serves anyone, when they're going into some project, to try to distance themselves from the material so you can really have an objective viewpoint.
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My mother wanted to be an actress. She wanted to follow her dreams, and she never really got a chance to do that. I feel like I'm following her dream in a way.
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New York City is a big city but a small city when it comes to theater.
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Acting, really, is a lot of mental fatigue, emotional fatigue, concentration... it's mentally draining.
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It's a part of my DNA that I've never really taken time to revel in success.
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I think all actors, when they're not working, say, 'If I can get to this point where I'm working on a consistent basis, I'll be happy.' Of course, then, if that happens for you, and you're lucky, you find some other reason to complain. There's a joke: 'If you want to hear an actor complain, give him a job.'
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I always make a joke: 'Don't look into the future; it's too bright.' That's as positive as I can be.
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When Barack Obama got elected, I remember being in Harlem specifically. I remember watching that whole part of town just swell. People walked the streets, but it wasn't a riot - it wasn't mayhem. It was a unified feeling of euphoria.
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