Brandon Victor Dixon

Every experience I've had with 'Power' has been so great, so to become a series regular was fantastic. ”

Oprah's such a wonderful spirit; she's been given a lot of gifts in her life, and she gives them back. ”

I very rarely go back to do shows again. I'm done once I've learned the lessons I need to learn. ”

I have a wide range of influences - I mean, first of all, I am a big, big fan of old soul music. Then, there's people like Donny Hathaway, Elton John... a diverse array of music. ”

Telling diverse stories is at the heart of our culture. ”

My business partner Warren Adams and I formed our company WalkRunFly as part of what felt like a logical progression: if you want to execute things to your satisfaction, then you want to have as much control as you can. That leads to helping create work for others, not just yourself. ”

If you empathize with your fellow humans on stage, you can't help but do so offstage as well. ”

We have to look honestly at ourselves and recognize the positives, the negatives, and the challenges we can overcome. ”

It is relatively impossible for people to have clear perspectives on themselves when they're in the midst of them, and often harder to recollect after the times, eras, and situations themselves have passed. ”

For me, religion is a political construct, and spirituality is a community construct, and there's a real difference. ”