Cheo Hodari Coker Quotes

'Clockers' - as much as it is a very focused crime drama, it sprawls.
'Daredevil' is haunted by Frank Miller, from the standpoint of the Frank Miller run on 'Daredevil' is so insurmountable.
'Southland' was really where I learned so much about drama.
'The Wire' is, by far, my favorite television show of all time. And I've always said that my aspirations for 'Luke Cage' was that it would be 'The Wire' of the Marvel television universe.
Alfre Woodard is a powerhouse, master actor, but she's also someone that you want to interact with, someone that you want to talk to.
All black art is always judged to illuminate our experience and prove that our stories and our history and our lives matter. And that goes back to Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston - take your pick.
All black art, post-slavery, has always tried to prove in its own way that a black life is the equivalent of anyone else's.
All Blaxploitation is, is the opportunity for an African-American cast or lead actor or actress to do the same things that a white action hero gets to do.
As long as black people preserve their culture in Harlem, Harlem will always be alive.
Because I'm a former critic, I view criticism differently than most do. I can take criticism, but if you're going to eviscerate us, be specific.
Black women are the most passionate commentators, and even as black female geeks and nerds, they are rarely acknowledged.
Black writers seldom get the opportunity to write superhero stories.
Bob Marley was always ready to deal with the politics of what was happening in the world but, at the same time, not lose sight of the fact that he's a musician.
Bushmaster was such a great adversary, and Mustafa Shakir, just the way that he embodies him in terms of the power of the voice, the stillness, and then, at the same time, when they do get after it, when he does fight, just how kinetic he was. He just brought a great dynamic and being able to explore his history in making the character Jamaican.
Even though I'm not Jamaican, I've always loved Jamaican culture because, to me, it's the island of magic, it's the island of politics, of resistance.
Even though I've got this really brawny, masculine reputation, I'm a Shondaland Thursdays kind of guy.
Even though my approach is slightly different, the Luke Cage of 'Jessica Jones' is no stranger to the Luke Cage of Marvel's 'Luke Cage.' It's really a continuation to a certain extent. It's just got a little different flavor, but it's still the same suit.
Fatherhood is something that is personal to me because I didn't grow up around my father.
For 'Luke Cage,' of course, I was familiar with Power Man and Iron Fist. I read the comics. That was really more stuff that you read for fun. It wasn't that you read either of those comics for profound moments, although they have profound moments.
For me, hip-hop has always been black superhero music.
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