I think what a lot of people don't realize is how much being the leader of this movement weighed upon him. After all, he [Dr. Martin Luter King] was only 39 years-old when he was assassinated, and only 36 during the Selma campaign. He always seemed older than he actually was, and I believe part of that had to do with just how much life he had to live in order to lead this movement.

My ambition is to keep the audience guessing... that is my path to a long career.

To break down prejudice is to get to a place of understanding, that can erode the ignorance.

I'm very aware of how much movies, literature and art affect culture. They are a reflection of the world around us and they are also a means by which we engage with the world around us.

One of the things the BBC does better than anyone is period drama.

Whether we like to admit it or not, as artists, we do project our own worldview on to what we do.

Martin Luther King was a voice to the voiceless, and he did that tirelessly, and his faith was the engine to that. But he was just a human being, at the end of the day.