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I'm a huge fan of 'Predator.'
My dad passed away when I was 10.
I have a big family of big people.
Always have an attitude of gratitude.
I didn't grow up feeling very handsome.
I love me some Kendrick Lamar, love J. Cole.
I never assume people are going to recognize me.
I can't let other people dictate how I see myself.
I'm a little kid from St. Louis, Missouri, on the inside.
Any great art is meant to illuminate the human condition.
Being in a Marvel film is the pinnacle of secrecy training.
I just try to do something to sweat at least an hour a day.
With any sort of entertainment, you hope people are entertained.
I try not to get too high off the highs or too low off the lows.
I try to drink a lot of water - it hydrates, curbs appetite, etc.
I can't wait to see little white kids dressing up as Black Panther.
I always thought that I would just be working in obscurity in perpetuity.
I do not believe that any particular religion has any monopoly on salvation.
I like working. I think being on set is one of my favorite places in the world.
Running gives me the confidence to be at my peak throughout the rest of my day.
Christopher Darden is a very passionate man. He wears his emotion on his sleeve.
The work of acting, in and of itself, is something that is infinitely enjoyable.
I don't want to try to fool people into thinking that I'm something that I'm not.
In my mind, I'm still this kid from St. Louis, Missouri, that nobody really knows.
Different roles call for different aspects or different faces of Sterling to emerge.
Dialect or the speech of the people is capable of expressing whatever the people are.
The prism through which you experience life is so unique. There is no objective experience.
If you haven't done shows that are on everyone's radar, then you're something out of nowhere.
I don't want to be a flash in the pan. I don't want people to just remember me for one thing.
After six months of playing Chris Darden, it's very hard for me to separate my views from his.
I remember the great work that Norman Lear did. That was an incredible heyday to be a black actor.
We've seen many Black men lose their life over the past couple of years. Not only just heard about it.
My work schedule doesn't always accommodate my workout schedule, but I make do with what time I've got.
It's one thing to entertain, to educate, but to edify, to lift people up, that's - to God be the glory.
If I can do quality work with wonderful writers and directors and producers... that's the cherry on top.
The most fundamental important thing for me as an actor is maintaining a sense of play. It's so important.
You got to let the people know while they're here how much they're appreciated and how much you love them.
Muhammad Ali was the greatest of all time. But what made him even greater was what he did outside the ring.
I do believe that for me, my own personal journey has been one in which my voice has also been appreciated.
I grew up feeling unattractive, and it took a long time to grow into a place where I was comfortable with me.
What was so lovely about 'O.J.' and 'This Is Us' to a certain extent is that I got a chance to surprise people.
At the highest level of your craft, you don't have to play games or make people feel small; you can just embrace.
I lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and now my kids are growing up in Los Angeles, so that's culturally very different.
Understand what you want, and want it as badly as you can. Make the stakes for yourself as life-or-death as you can.
I've had people come stand in front of the treadmill and wait for me to acknowledge their presence so they can speak.
It's the people who don't recognize the racism within themselves that can be the most damaging because they don't see it.
I'm a spiritual person. I do believe in a higher power. I believe God placed me on this planet to be a beneficial presence.
M. Night Shyamalan can draw quite a few people to quite a few things, and having the opportunity to work with him is very cool.
When I was a young man, I worked at the Boys and Girls Club in St. Louis, Missouri, and another boys club called Matthews-Dickey.
As a father of two black sons now, you ask yourself, 'What do I have to do to assure the safety of these boys?' It can be daunting.