Corey Hawkins

The thing with '24' is that because it moves so much, it's a challenge, and sometimes things get revealed about these characters as you go. ”

If the challenge wasn't there, there's no reason to say 'yes' to the role. ”

Even before I was working off-Broadway, there were lots of different TV shows that I would actually say 'no' to, and my agents would be like, 'Are you crazy?' but they stuck with me because they know the kind of things that excite me. ”

While I was filming 'Kong' - and I don't play a very capable Army Ranger in 'Kong'; I play a completely different character - but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie. ”

The rules of engagement are totally different when you're on the homefront. ”

In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way. ”

I like being a chameleon and doing things that are just so different that people will be like, 'Oh, that's him?' ”

I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing. ”

I like being the underdog. ”

I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there. ”