I want to be a superhero, I want to be Spider-Man or Batman. Will you let me know if you have any connections? Let's make it happen..

I knew [Jesse Owens'] name, but I really didn't remember what it is he had done, so I felt like I had to get refreshed. So I read the script and I re….

What I've learned about that word is context, where the world is coming from - in the era the film is set, it obviously is used derogatorily. In 'Sel….

That was my goal in portraying Jesse Owens: bringing that level of humanity so people could understand who he was as a person..

The issue of racism happens all over the world. Granted, people - especially Americans - don't know the the Canadian culture. But if you look outside….

Jesse Owens had to be a very strong person. There were a lot of protests, but I think that he knew, despite the pressure on both sides, the pressure ….

John Lewis is such a remarkable human being. Literally, such a beautiful human being. I remember the first time I met him. We were in the middle of a….

Jesse Owen was bigger than a black hero, he was an American hero. For me, I looked at it from that perspective. Through my research, I obviously lear….

Sacrifice. I'd never been in a position where I was number one on the call sheet, and everything was in my lap. I worked 16 hour days, and I was just….

You have such a big responsibility. This person is still alive. You would think that they think highly of themselves and their accomplishments and wh….

I realize the importance of retelling those stories is so that, one, we don't forget what our ancestors had to do so we can be where we are, and two,….

I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast..