Corey Hawkins

I prefer to do in-person interviews, but it's all a part of the job, and I love talking about these movies so much. ”

The only pressure, as an actor, is to step into Eric Carter's shoes and make him as fully and as complex and as flawed and as human as I could. ”

You know how trends go with television. Next year, the networks might not be open to taking risks. ”

I think, in our darkest moments, you have to find the humor, and you have to find the lightness. ”

I remember 'The Cosby Show,' but that was something completely different. Comedy. There was a lightness to it and a sort of unrealistic perfection. ”

I sort of have to have a positive outlook. ”

I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered. ”

I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well. ”

Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman. ”

I didn't grow up seeing faces of patriots, emotional and raw and gritty, who looked like me. ”