36 Quotes by Lance Reddick

I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.

When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.

Art is art, and journalism is journalism.

I'm an artist at heart.

The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.

From the time I became an actor my whole approach was to try to do as many different things as possible. It never occurred to me that I might be typecast.

I’m an artist at heart.

When you’re in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.

Nothing will ever top ‘The Wire.’ It was historical. It was black cinema.