I seem to be able to disassociate my insecurities. I know a lot of actors - some of the best actors in the world - can't bear to watch themselves and I have to say I can't relate to that.

The wonderful situation that I find myself in now, is that choosing the roles I want is more of a reality for me. As a result, I take it very seriously, because I find this opportunity in film to be a very powerful and influential medium.

I do think how two people dance with each other is indicative of how they feel about each other. It can tell a lot more than a verbal scene.

You can’t have people curating culture in this way when we need to see things in order to reform from them.

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

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

We're not served by only knowing our finest hours through film or media, or in the history that we are taught. I think the only way we have a chance to not make the same mistakes again, is to historically understand the bad behavior and mistakes we've made previously.