For someone like MC Ren, who is still alive and I can go talk to, that’s more of a niche challenge because I do have to match his energy, and I do have to pay homage to who he is as a person, but that just comes with research. And the difference there is I can do the research there right on the spot. I can just go ask him. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
With contemporary music, you automatically get connected. It connects you to the emotion of the characters. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
We owe a lot when it comes to women in terms of innovation, in terms of education, in terms of progression in life. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
I feel Noah has been alone for the majority of his life and inherently searching for a family, even though he may not express that outwardly. But his encounter with Rosalee gave him hope in finding someone who thinks like him. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
You can’t just look like one culture and expect to inspire a multitude of people. That doesn’t work over time. Everybody wants somebody to look up to that looks like them so they can truly believe in that reality for themselves. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
These superhero movies are starting to give more love to not only black characters but also to more female characters, which is necessary because you have boys and girls of all colors who are looking at these superheroes saying, ‘I want to be that. I want to look like that. Show me somebody that I can automatically connect with.’ Aldis Hodge Read Quote
There’s a really great documentary called ‘Many Rivers,’ which documents the totality of slavery from its inception, and then it gives you a little history on how America came to prominence. It’s crazy – the first black man to actually step foot in America came as a free man, as an explorer, with the Spaniards. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
Most people say they’re slaves, but in my opinion, to say that I am a slave is to take ownership of actually being a slave – to be a tool, be a thing. Basically cattle. Aldis Hodge Read Quote
Nothing in my life has necessarily been easy, but eventually I see where it’s gotten me to, and I say, ‘Okay, it’s been worth it.’ Aldis Hodge Read Quote
