My two little twin brothers have autism, so I grew up around it and misunderstood it for a long time. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I want to be in some Willy Wonka-type weird stuff, a role where I’m an alien. Anything that’s new and challenging and real. I like real stuff. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
Some people look like they’re lost causes, but they’re not. Even if they’re in a messed up situation, the one little thing you do to help can go a long way. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
The prison industrial system, things like that are cleverly put in place to attempt to marginalize a certain group of people – and it’s not only black, it’s replete across the American society. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
Music is something I do full-time in real life. I was doing music long before I was even thinking about acting. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I grew up very poor in a fractured family that was dysfunctional on both sides, but I sort of put up these reflectors to most of the negative things that have occurred in my life. I don’t carry around much baggage. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
Have you ever heard of ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?’ I would like to play Sidney Poitier’s role – I love that role. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I think prejudice has gotten to a point where a lot of people hold biases in their mind and don’t even realize that they’re doing it, because it’s deeply ingrained in the fabric of what it means to be an American. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
My focus is anything that allows me to express myself. Rap, dance, photography. Those are my forms of expression. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
I wanted to be as genuine as possible because all those people like Jimmie Lee Jackson – me, Mike Brown, all these people – we’re all the same; we’re not much different. Lakeith Stanfield Read Quote
