Anthony Mackie

The stage is my first love.

I would love to be a superhero.

If you look at the true essence of the Black Panthers, they were more of a community protection group.

The choices that we make through our lives, the people who intersect us on our path kind of change what our fated destiny is. So some of us are lucky enough for the choices that we make to keep us on our path.

Every time I get mad, I grab my hammer and make a bookshelf or something.

I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not the lead of every movie they're in, but every time you see them they're really good.

So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you're prepared it's going to continue to come your way.

I did this movie with Spike Lee called 'Sucker Free City,' and that would have to be my favorite role by far. It was just so much fun to work with Spike and shoot in San Francisco.

I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.

If the acting don't work out, I'll have a future in construction.