40 Quotes by J. August Richards

Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.

Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.

Marvel makes you feel like 'Iron Man' will show up at your front door to kill you if you say the wrong thing.

I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'

I think often times on Joss Whedon's shows he can make you hate a character for a period and then love the character. He does it effortlessly.

I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and realize that they can be an actor if they want to be, or they can be a superhero. They can have a hero that looks like them as well.

When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.

The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.

When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the best job I'm ever gonna have.'