Sterling K. Brown

I'm a little kid from St. Louis, Missouri, on the inside.

It's always the case that the minority has to navigate two different worlds. Women have to know how to live in a man's world. Gay people have to know how to live in a straight world. Black people gotta know how to live in a predominantly white world.

Different roles call for different aspects or different faces of Sterling to emerge.

There's something frightening that comes with freedom. And there was something very frightening for a lot of slaves once they were free and were going through Reconstruction. It was like, what do you do now? There was nothing set up.

Being in a Marvel film is the pinnacle of secrecy training.

I'm very cognizant of the image that's being put out there and the way in which people perceive me. I'm honored and flattered that they see me as being a decent human being. I try my best to be a decent human being, but I fall short of the mark like we all do on a regular basis.

I like working. I think being on set is one of my favorite places in the world.

Busy is good, you know. Busy is better than bored, and there's more recognition. Like, I try to feign the anonymity which I had before 'O.J.'

I think I'll never stop doing theater because it's a more physical and athletic activity. You can't pull any punches; there are no short cuts, and you have to be physically present and committed. I love the excitement and the response of being in front of a live audience.

Before I was an actor, I was a fan.

The humanity that is given to other people isn't given to us. There is an expendability that comes along with being African American.

The most fundamental important thing for me as an actor is maintaining a sense of play. It's so important.