As long as I didn't have to put on the tiara and the chains and the big yellow shirt for the whole series, I was up for anything.

As an actor, you learn, every time you work.

I haven't had ice-cream in a year, although I did have a slice of pizza. People don't realise that when you're shooting a movie it's only three months to get in shape for.

Never take anything at face value. Dare to question and seek the truth.

It's a long arc and a long storyline, and I think it leaves us in a great place to see how we interact again, whether that be for The Defenders, Jessica Jones Season 2, or whatever. We'll see. I don't know.

When you look at Harlem - and I lived there almost five years - most of the people who live in Harlem are transplants. They migrate to Harlem from another place. A lot of them are from the south, so they bring those southern influences with them.

So often, when you're playing the lead in your own show, it is all about you.