I feel like we need to make new superheroes, African-American superheroes, that people would accept.

I was always more of a film guy than an athlete guy. I had an art scholarship at Western.

A lot of my colleagues are content to be character actors who are always in the background. I'm not that guy. I'm the guy who wants the limelight. Gimme the ball and I'll run it through a brick wall for you. I'll be your biggest soldier.

You only have but so much time to make an impact or people will forget you. My goal always is to make the biggest impact possible.

If you look at the parts I've played and the movies I've done... I mean you have to work with the stereotype. The stereotype gets you paid, it gets you in the business. If they're looking for a white housewife, they're going to go for Joan Cusack.

The thing that you think is imperfect about you, is the thing that makes you who you are. It separates you from everybody else.

All of a sudden I got a call the night of the first time we were filming and they're like, "Terry, we made a mistake. We need you to be you. You're not a joke with these guys and you're not mousy, you're very aggressive. Now it just so happens that you're going through these things, but we need you to be more physical in your role."