Ray Fisher

“I actually learned about Cyborg through the cartoon shows, and I think that's how most people learn about Cyborg.”

“My first encounter with Cyborg was through the 'Teen Titans' cartoon.”

“I'm proud that I can represent, within Cyborg, a couple of different groups. One being people of color, but also, Cyborg is a superhero that is in many ways disabled. So, being able to give representation from that end as well is something that's really powerful to me.”

“I love the levels, the depth, that the character has. He is the only member of the Justice League who cannot take off his costume. He is Cyborg 24/7.”

“Theater definitely prepared me for Cyborg in the best way possible. All of the green screen definitely takes me to my minimalist theater days.”

“Growing up, I didn't have many comics, but I grew to love these characters through their film and television universes. I've been geeking out about these superheroes ever since I could tie a towel around my neck like a cape and jump off my grandmother's porch.”

“Obviously, the world is yearning for more diversity.”

“Cyborg was the first superhero that I've ever seen whose parent was around but just was not there for him emotionally, mentally. I related to that in a big way because, growing up, it was my mother and grandmother that raised me and my brother and sisters. I'm the second youngest of five; my father was never in the picture.”

“If you end up growing a character too quickly, you don't have anywhere to go after that point.”

“I was literally in the car every day on my way home from school trying to hurry up and get the homework done so I could just go home and watch the cartoons and not be bothered.”

“I definitely caught acting bug.”

“I think there is definitely a message behind Cyborg that is needed for people to hear and what he represents and the resilience of the human spirit. I hope it means as much to people watching it as it meant to me to do it.”

“Batman and Blade were probably about neck-and-neck for me. If it was anything involving those two characters, I was there, man.”

“I auditioned specifically for Cyborg, but at the time, they were using a code name for the character... I think it was Oscar.”

“I was a huge fan of the Justice League growing up. I watched all of the cartoons, all of the animated series, all of the movies, superhero related, since my personal beginning.”

“Those early Cyborg comics were very politically charged, and he was very aware of being a black superhero.”

“The world is yearning for more inclusion, because we're not living in 1930 where we've got X amount of superheroes and X amount of representation.”

“Sometimes you're talking to a tennis ball on a stick, and you have to imagine what is supposed to be there and trust that the editors and the animators are going to make it all convincing to the audience. You have to pull a lot from within.”

“Due to the technology used to create Cyborg, his powers are ever-evolving. They include the ability to interface with anything technological, flight, super strength, hologram projection, and a sophisticated weapons system... the list goes on! He has powers within him that even he isn't yet aware of.”

“Once the stories end up getting farfetched and ridiculous, I think that's where superhero fatigue will really catch on.”