“I have a history, even going back to my time in college doing plays, o...” — Cress Williams Quote

I have a history, even going back to my time in college doing plays, of always hurting myself at some point in whatever I'm in. Like, always! And it's usually my own doing and me being rambunctious and going, 'Oh, I can do that better,' or 'Oh, I can do that quicker,' and it results in injury.

As an actor, the flaws are the things that are juicy to play. If the character is perfect, it can be a little boring.

When you're playing a superhero, you're almost playing two different people. I separate when I'm playing Jefferson Pierce and the days when I'm playing Black Lightning.

Who I always refer to as my acting mentor when I got into junior college is an acting professor by the name of Tom Blank. He took me under his wing, and he was that strong male figure. He was tough love, but he believed in me, saw everything that I had.

I'm in the business of hurting people.

I go where people are hurting. I stand on the stage, and I make people laugh for an hour and a half.

Look, there are people hurting in this country. We have to find solutions to make their lives better, right?

I used to believe that hurting would make you more alive to the hurting of others. I used to believe in feeling bad because somebody else did. Now I'm not so sure of either.

When you're hurting after a match, the last thing you want to do is get in a car or on a plane to get to the next city.