Reddick Quotes & Sayings

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. — Lance Reddick

From the time I became an actor my whole approach was to try to do as many different things as possible. It never occurred to me that I might be typecast. — Lance Reddick

You either get better, or you don't progress. — Lance Reddick

If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully. — Lance Reddick

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play. — Lance Reddick

'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. — Lance Reddick

I started acting almost on a whim to help my music career. — Lance Reddick

As I got further into my career, as a character of color, if I was going to have the types of opportunities I felt I deserved, and continue to have them, I was going to have to start creating those opportunities for myself. — Lance Reddick

I mean, you know actors, we always want to do something else, something different. — Lance Reddick

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters. — Lance Reddick

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

If you can't talk about, write about it! — Tracey Reddick

I grew up studying music. I went to conservatory. — Lance Reddick

I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy. — Lance Reddick

Don't be a victim; if you want to make movies, make movies. — Lance Reddick

Usually writers are behind the scenes. Like a lot of people don't know that the cat who created Final Destination is a brother, Jeffrey Reddick. — Kevin Grevioux

Because of the way tech is changing, and becoming cheaper and user-friendly, it's becoming easier to make films cheaply, maintaining quality. — Lance Reddick

Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right. — Lance Reddick

I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff. — Lance Reddick

I'm an artist at heart. — Lance Reddick

Nothing will ever top 'The Wire.' It was historical. It was black cinema. — Lance Reddick

We decorate our rooms with our dreams for the future, — Jeffrey Reddick

When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change. — Lance Reddick

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. — Lance Reddick

Art is art, and journalism is journalism. — Lance Reddick

His voice took on a thick silkiness to it that made her want to press her body closer. "Octavia, you are welcome to touch any part of my body you wish. Just be careful of what you start. Once I lay claim to something, or someone, I will not part with it or them willingly." - Kade Egon — Sunshine Taylor Reddick

Growing up, I never imagined I would be an actor. — Lance Reddick