Tony Todd

“The work I did with Artists Collective led me to a scholarship at Uconn... It led to me getting a scholarship at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a scholarship at Trinity Rep in Providence.”

“Actors are a funny lot. Sometimes they're not satisfied with where they are. I include myself.”

“Dude, I've played almost every position except for President. When I did 'The Event,' I was head of the CIA. When I did 'Chuck,' I was head of the NSA. For a guy that's a hippie at heart, I don't know where they think of this.”

“One of the things that motion capture and/or voice acting does is allow you to continue your career, change it, or bring a new aspect to it.”

“I like critical failures. It makes you work harder.”

“Whenever I can make it work out, and schedule permitting, I like to help young filmmakers.”

“I wish I could do a black and white film.”

“Chicago's a great city for filming. The city is so rich architecturally. I think that's part of what made 'Candyman' special.”

“I hustled my way through college playing pinball.”

“But 'Hatchet' I only had one day on it. You know, one scene, which I had fun doing. I enjoyed watching it.”

“I'm ready to go up to the Danny Glover level.”

“My first assignment was a curtain-puller for 'The Curious Savage.'”

“I was a 'Trekkie' growing up.”

“I almost did 'Doctor Strange.' I went in to do a session to play Dormammu.”

“When you do a good theatrical production, sometimes you dream about that 8 o'clock curtain call for six months.”

“Thank God for voiceover work.”

“I grew up a poor kid to a single mom, so as an African-American actor I have a responsibility to hold the mirror up and reflect our stories. I'm living the dream and also escaped the inevitable.”

“I've worked with directors who have done it too much, particularly in television, you know, 'okay we got it, let's move on, next setup.' 'Well what about, we could maybe investigate?' 'Mmm... no, let's go.'”

“Worth' was a script that was sent to me, and I felt it was something different and important to do.”

“I grew up a single kid and so my whole childhood was spent in my backyard dealing with imaginary circumstances and role playing and stuff.”