Lance Reddick Quotes

You either get better, or you don’t progress.

You don’t see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically. It’s hard for a black artist to cross over to rock music.

When you’re in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.

When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn’t pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.

‘The Wire’ really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations – it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.

The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.