Reg E. Cathey

“I think horror or science fiction is another way of telling a modern myth - it's like Ancient Greece; it's like kids couldn't wait for the next 'Orpheus' story, the next 'Jason and the Argonauts.'”

“My dad was career Army.”

“The world is being destroyed by psychopaths, so of all the things to be concerned about - acting, it's not really up there, is it?”

“I was told I wasn't black enough for certain jobs because of the way I speak and carry myself and because I was raised in Europe. It's why I left L.A.”

“I don't barbeque myself because that would involve me cooking. And whereas I can, I'm not a very good cook.”

“In Alabama, we have ribs with a white sauce, which is really great.”

“The idea of ignoring your past, only to confront it later in life, is a familiar experience whether you come here from Hungary or French Canada or Ireland.”

“It's funny how getting older - or being overlooked and underrated for more than two decades - can make you change your ambitions.”

“I grew up on army bases all over the world, but I'm from Alabama.”

“There's something about being around a long time that puts stuff in perspective.”