What's happening is that Asian and Latino and other groups without that history are more likely to end up in either black churches or white churches …

- Michael Emerson

Now they had to sit in separate places and sometimes they'd even have to sit outside and look through the windows. But they did worship together.

- Michael Emerson

So these are the kind of things that now when people are trying to move towards multiracial congregations that they're stressing. They're talking abo…

- Michael Emerson

Maybe there's even anger. But if they make it through that they come to a new agreement, and they start creating a new culture, and it becomes someth…

- Michael Emerson

To a large extent, people's interest in the character is the mystery of the character.

- Michael Emerson

My mother always told me growing up I had a punchable face. Little did I know she was predicting my television career.

- Michael Emerson

There's a lot of terminology, like "washes whiter than snow," and these things which when they're said in a uniracial congregation, they just go fine…

- Michael Emerson

In your actor's heart, you know when you're playing well. Others may not always agree with you, but I'm always aware of when the scene is cooking or …

- Michael Emerson

I really do think that every time you play a role well, you are in danger of being identified with that role until the next big thing comes along.

- Michael Emerson