“The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are d...” — Don Cheadle Quote

“The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are different things you're called on to do. You're not digging deep for Basher Tarr like I was for Paul Rusesabagina, but at the end of the day it's still all make-believe and you still are trying as realistically as you can to depict these characters.”

“So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.”

“I don't like movies that are trying to preach and trying to tell you how to feel.”

“One of the real worries I had before the first season of 'Treme' aired was that, man, people in New Orleans really hold movie and television shows up to a high standard in how they depict the city.”

“I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer.”

“If your depiction of loss doesn't make the reader feel loss, then you didn't depict it right.”