I graduated in '94 from Yale and New York Undercover was my first gig on TV. I was really all over the place with roles, which is what I wanted to do.

- Lance Reddick

Nothing will ever top 'The Wire.' It was historical. It was black cinema.

- Lance Reddick

Sometimes you have to say, "No. This is my space." If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.

- Lance Reddick

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.

- Lance Reddick

The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.

- Lance Reddick

I'm an artist at heart.

- Lance Reddick

When I was working on The Wire with the other actors, scene after scene after scene, I felt like we were singing together. We were dancing together. …

- Lance Reddick

If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.

- Lance Reddick

I mean, you know actors, we always want to do something else, something different.

- Lance Reddick