You keep your rent low, which takes some of the pressure off. So when I say ‘no,’ I mean ‘no.’ I don’t mean, ‘Give me more money.’ I mean ‘no.’ Jonathan Majors Read Quote
The first thing I do when I start a role is I look to see where we’re similar. What do you get for nothing, you know? Jonathan Majors Read Quote
There comes a point in everybody’s life where you either learn to handle things or you get handled. Jonathan Majors Read Quote
My intention was always to share my experience and my gifts on the largest stage possible. Jonathan Majors Read Quote
The thing about terror and why it’s so interesting is that terror is there to keep us safe. But then the issue comes in: Well, how do you ever grow if you can’t get past this fear? That’s called suppression. Jonathan Majors Read Quote
The interesting thing about an absent father is, for a child, you don’t know he’s absent. You just think he’s… tardy. Jonathan Majors Read Quote
So I feel now very much like a guardian. I’m standing in front of art. I’m standing in front of cinema. I’m standing in front of Black culture. I’m standing in front of the history of America, and I’m protecting it by making art, by protecting our art, and by promoting our art. Jonathan Majors Read Quote
In sci-fi, the Black guys always die. So, it’s extremely important to bring African-American characters to the genre and not have them killed. Jonathan Majors Read Quote
As a Black man, you are living in a place and you are constantly unsafe. And we go to these bastions of safety: Harlem, you can call that a haven; the South Side of Chicago, you can call that haven; Detroit, you can call that haven. Jonathan Majors Read Quote