Chadwick Boseman

The projects that I end up doing, that I want to be involved with in any way, have always been projects that will be impactful, for the most part, to my people - to black people. ”

I'm not so keen on letting my car drive itself. ”

I can't even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage. ”

For me, being a complete artist means not necessarily just being in front of the camera, but being behind the camera or being the originator or creator of something. ”

I watched movies, obviously, just like anybody else, but there was nothing to make me think, 'I'm going to go to L.A. and become a movie star,' or anything like that. ”

Actors can have a fair amount of hate for each other, so when another actor says, 'You did your thing,' or 'That was inspiring,' you can't really ask for more than that. ”

A superhero movie is only as great as its villains. ”

The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people. ”

As an African-American actor, a lot of our stories haven't been told. ”

I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When people ask me what I do, I don't really say that I'm an actor, because actors often wait for someone to give them roles. ”