It’s been constant grinding and trying to secure work that I care about, tireless auditions and meetings. I’ve been fortunate that a lot of cool doors have opened to me, chiefly meeting great people who were inspired by what I’ve done and what they feel I could bring to their projects. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
It’s a hard thing when you’ve got guns pointed at you, to still stand up for what you believe in. Jimmie Lee and his family did that, and several others. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I feel like with every performance that I see, I get better because I’ve always thought – while I’m watching people perform – of what I would do. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I’ve always been super expressive, and I’ve always liked to express myself any way I can. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I’m from Victorville – it’s about an hour-and-a-half away from Los Angeles, up in the desert. They call it Victimville because it’s kind of violent. It’s a beautiful place, though. It’s quiet. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I’ve been fortunate to get involved with ‘Short Term 12.’ I was just a young teenager on the Internet, clicking on anything that had the word ‘actor’ in it. One day, someone called me in for a movie audition. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
When you’re talking about an authority figure oppressing against people, it’s the people that hold that authority figure up. If you want to get free of this bondage, then we need to think about ways to free ourselves rather than looking to the oppressors to free us. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
For me, life is like an act within itself. Everything I do is an act. Where I’m going is an act. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
You can be the most intelligent person, and you can have so much potential, but if you don’t have a guide by which to channel that energy, then a lot of times, it’s futile. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
