Hate cannot overcome hate; only love can do that.

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

I gravitate towards anything that feels challenging to me, that feels like it's gonna be saying something a bit different and new to the audience, and anything that moves me. I do movies that I would want to see, so I don't necessarily gravitate towards any genre in particular. I just try and do the best work I can and also try to keep the audience guessing.

I like to think of myself as a physical actor.

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.

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

Hate cannot overcome hate; only love can do that.