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.

Dr. Martin Luther King was never a man to say 'I've got this' as the leader of the movement. He wasn't always sure that his decisions were correct, because he knew every decision he made was putting lives at risk, including his and his family's lives.

You're always looking for roles and other creatives who are going to be challenging to you, because you're always a better actor after the experience.

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

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

Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me.

The thing that would probably surprise most people was that Dr. Martin Luther King was a very reluctant leader. He felt very shocked at times that he had been chosen for this path, but he also understood that he was chosen for this path. He had several moments of acute doubt as to if he was up for the task - when people were injured in the protests he took it very personally, let alone when they were killed.