Russell Hornsby

“My father graduated from high school and didn't go to college and still found his way.”

“I subscribe to the slow nickel theory. You take a little bit at a time. You always make better of what you have when you don't have best.”

“As a black man, so often you grow up suppressing your emotions and sensitivity.”

“Acting is a privilege, and I'm exceedingly blessed to be able to do what I do. At the end of the day, it's all entertainment.”

“It is a distinct and an honor to work with the august Regina King. I would call her Queen King. This woman is one of our treasures. She's an actor's actor. She has craft to burn. She's a craftsman who knows what she is doing, and she's got soul.”

“I mean, of course, I love sci-fi and stuff like that, but I'm not, like, a comic book crazy guy.”

“In a lot of work places, you work at a lot of jobs and people work more with their colleagues than with their family.”

“My philosophy is to save, spend minimally, and buy things as much as you can on sale, never pay full price, and just don't spend a lot of money at the end of the day.”

“I want to do work of meaning that speaks to a greater depth of who I am.”

“I wanted to represent the brothas I have seen when I go to the rhythm section of Oakland, hearing brothas speak and tell me about their journeys. Men who have been to prison and found themselves, brothas who have made mistakes but are loving their wives and children, trying to protect them and educate them. These men do exist.”

“I want authenticity. And rarely do actors - more specifically, black actors - get a chance to be authentic on film and television.”

“My philosophy is to live below your means.”

“There is so much stimuli coming at young people, you don't even have time to grieve before something new happens. We are desensitized to the issues.”

“I can't fake emotion.”

“What's fun about doing a series is you get to take some time to create the character.”

“A lot of my friends and the people who know me know I'm a feeling person. I feel, deeply.”

“Every once in a while, we need to watch something that makes us feel.”

“At the end of the day, you have to find the humanity in you in each character.”

“For me, that is the craft of acting: literally creating something from nothing.”

“Something's always better than nothing.”