J. August Richards

I really enjoy working in genre series, because you really have to create the characters.

— J. August Richards

When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.

— J. August Richards

I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'

— J. August Richards

Even when I'm playing a lawyer or a doctor, I want to play a person. A human being.

— J. August Richards

Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.

— J. August Richards

I definitely was a big comic collector as a kid.

— J. August Richards

I feel that, as an actor, you're constantly working to become better, which I love, but with painting, I can fail on…

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The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook…

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I believe that I'm an actor to this day because of 'Star Wars.' I saw 'Star Wars' as a child, and I…

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I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.

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The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white.

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To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys,…

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When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the best job I'm ever gonna have.'

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Gunn, like me, has a James Bond obsession. He would love to be James Bond, and it's a great role that I…

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I love creating characters that people may or may have not ever seen before. But I enjoy the opportunity to try to…

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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's…

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I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and realize that…

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I feel like my life experience is that of an outsider. Let me explain: my parents are from Panama, and they moved…

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Oddly enough, I've always really loved Nightcrawler. You know who else they didn't use enough was Phoenix. I just thought her story…

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My interest in astronomy grew from the play 'Space' that I did, where I had to learn where my character was from.…

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Their crew for 'Arrow' is just one of the most wonderful crews that I've worked with. I know that actors say that…

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Whenever I get an audition to do something that is sci-fi-related, it makes me really happy because I realize that I can…

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Marvel makes you feel like 'Iron Man' will show up at your front door to kill you if you say the wrong…

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I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a…

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As a boy, my favorite show was 'Superman' and my favorite movie was 'Star Wars' - along with other science fiction shows…

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I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive…

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I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that…

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In the 'Angel' days, all there was was a community that was like a chat room. If you were looking for feedback,…

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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group…

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I've always been able to sense the relationship between two people based on how one person says the other's name!

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Anyone who's trying to be there for their family and trying to take care of their children is a hero to me.

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I went right to the 'Guide to the Marvel Universe,' which has every Marvel character from A-Z, and fortunately, I had every…

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I like to paint, I'm absolutely no good at it, but I'm so comfortable with that because it's good for me to…

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I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore - she teaches me to dance.

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Everything I've ever learned about acting - and I went to theater school - was about playing what the character wants and…

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I think often times on Joss Whedon's shows he can make you hate a character for a period and then love the…

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Once I found out that I was playing 'Deathlok,' I unearthed my old comic book collection. I was going home for Christmas,…

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The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con…

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Everything with Marvel is on a need-to-know basis, so I didn't officially know until the second episode I did, which I think…

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