People forget, most of the times we audition with people who aren’t necessarily actors. So it doesn’t matter who or what’s in front of you: you still have to have the same realism and invested emotions. Mike Colter Read Quote
I respond to women who have their stuff together, who are in charge, who don’t need men to do things for them. I want a woman to have her own thing, you know? My wife is very smart. She’s got a doctorate degree; she’s got her own career going. She doesn’t need me to take care of her. Mike Colter Read Quote
You can have all the intentions you want and try and guide the narrative, but the narrative is irrelevant because it’s how the public digests it that will be indicative of what the series will ultimately be. Mike Colter Read Quote
I pretty much spend most of my time in the gym bulking up and staying fit and putting muscle on so I can play the part of Luke Cage, but I’ve never been a gym rat. Mike Colter Read Quote
Some people in America don’t ever interact with black people outside of television, so we should give them real, believable characters. Mike Colter Read Quote
I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go back, they’ll act differently. Are they the same person? Sure, but do they act different? Yeah. Mike Colter Read Quote
What makes Luke Cage unique isn’t him being black. Yes, he is black, but he has other things. Mike Colter Read Quote
I think sometimes we get wrapped up in awards… ultimately, it’s just a moment in time, and it passes. Mike Colter Read Quote
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. Mike Colter Read Quote
