A biography for Sterling K. Brownhasn’t been written yet.
“I have gay people in my family who weren't able to openly discuss homosexuality, and I feel like that's shifted, especially here on the coast.”
“My work schedule doesn't always accommodate my workout schedule, but I make do with what time I've got.”
“I think what Hollywood is learning at large is that there is profitability in stories that are culturally specific and that you can only address the universal through the specific.”
“When I got into Stanford in high school, I had some friends from school who told me that I just got in because I was black and whatnot.”
“Being in a Marvel film is the pinnacle of secrecy training.”
“You can take your play seriously as long as you seriously play.”
“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.”
“What was so lovely about 'O.J.' and 'This Is Us' to a certain extent is that I got a chance to surprise people.”
“In the gym, people's enthusiasm tends to get the best of them. They realize this is their opportunity to say hello or that they love my work... It doesn't matter how profusely you're sweating.”
“Sarah Paulson is the most prepared and professional actor I've had the privilege of working with. I learned so much about preparation and attention to detail and speaking up when something is not right.”
“There's a time when it was an event for a black person to be on television. Where black households would gather around, 'Oh, you know, Sammy Davis is going to be on 'All in the Family' tonight! Let's go check it out!' It was a big, big thing.”
“In my mind, I'm still this kid from St. Louis, Missouri, that nobody really knows.”
“I have tremendous respect for Christopher Darden, and I recognize him as an individual of integrity, who did his job to the best of his ability, and I want to tell him thank you. Thank you for enduring hatred from his own community, for being ostracized and called an Uncle Tom and a sellout.”
“It's the people who don't recognize the racism within themselves that can be the most damaging because they don't see it.”
“Don't become too attached to your own myopia. Just because you've found a way to do things doesn't mean it's the way to do things. There are so many different ways in which to navigate this so-called life. Be open to experiencing more than one.”
“At the highest level of your craft, you don't have to play games or make people feel small; you can just embrace.”
“I've always been of the mind that what's mine is mine, and nobody can take it away from me. So when it comes, great. When it goes, great.”
“Christopher Darden is a very passionate man. He wears his emotion on his sleeve.”
“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 think, for the first time, people are starting to say, 'That's Sterling K. Brown,' which is cool, which is uncharted territory for your boy. It's nice to be called by your name when you're not in character.”