Mike Colter

History repeats itself over and over again, but most of us have short memories.

— Mike Colter

I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.

— Mike Colter

When I was playing Bishop, I would always walk on set thinking, 'This is my show; this is a show all about…

— Mike Colter

I haven't had ice-cream in a year, although I did have a slice of pizza. People don't realise that when you're shooting…

— Mike Colter

You see a lot of Baptist churches in Harlem, you see a lot of the same kind of cuisine, the soul food…

— Mike Colter

Not being white has never prevented me from enjoying Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. These are heroes of mine.

— Mike Colter

If you've ever been to Harlem, there's always something playing on the street, and there's this energy that feels different to anywhere…

— Mike Colter

I'll get a nice little break, after doing Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Whether I'm in [his show], I don't know, but…

— Mike Colter

I try to stay incognito as much as I can. I don't go places that people would expect to see me because…

— Mike Colter

As long as I didn't have to put on the tiara and the chains and the big yellow shirt for the whole…

— Mike Colter

Tequila is my drink. It is my favorite alcohol, my favorite liquor because, you know, it's a stimulant and not a depressant.…

— Mike Colter

Harlem is really a melting pot for a lot of different people. When you look at Harlem - and I lived there…

— Mike Colter

The work is done; it is what it is. You do the work, and you hope people like it, and if they…

— Mike Colter

The primary thing that I enjoy about Luke Cage is that he has a morality about him but it's conflicted. He's never…

— Mike Colter

I have a wonderful wife I met at Rutgers while we were both there. She was in the Ph.D. program. She is…

— Mike Colter

People forget, most of the times we audition with people who aren't necessarily actors. So it doesn't matter who or what's in…

— Mike Colter

I don't practice yoga, but it's on my list of things to try again. I gave it a shot, but the class…

— Mike Colter

Auditions are great, and you definitely want to continue to make progress as an actor, you want to continue to see some…

— Mike Colter

I'm a very un-excitable person. I always take things with a grain of salt, I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting…

— Mike Colter

Love, for me, is always wanting the best for the other person even if it's not what's best for you.

— Mike Colter

Most of the people you look at in the early days of Harlem - the zoot suits, the music, the style of…

— Mike Colter

I respond to women who have their stuff together, who are in charge, who don't need men to do things for them.…

— Mike Colter

I'm always game for creating a new character, and I liked the idea of putting something new into the 'Halo' universe.

— Mike Colter

I think, in a career, you have several breaks that lead to a big break. Small things here and there all add…

— Mike Colter

I pretty much spend most of my time in the gym bulking up and staying fit and putting muscle on so I…

— Mike Colter

No, no. I draw the line there. Anything that's going to show an outline of my manhood is not on.

— Mike Colter

Some people in America don't ever interact with black people outside of television, so we should give them real, believable characters.

— Mike Colter

Sometimes we just sit around and sit on our hands and don't do anything because it's like, 'Hey, that's not my problem.'…

— Mike Colter

Some people get divorced, they leave the person for a couple of years, then they remarry. Relationships are very, very strange.

— Mike Colter

What makes Luke Cage unique isn't him being black. Yes, he is black, but he has other things.

— Mike Colter

As professionals, we just try to keep the jokes to a minimum, when we're in a certain situation. When we're not doing…

— Mike Colter

In real life, people end up doing things because it's convenient and it works for them. You don't get up every day…

— Mike Colter

I always make a joke: 'Don't look into the future; it's too bright.' That's as positive as I can be.

— Mike Colter

I met some people in college and I kept cracking away until someone pointed me in the right direction.

— Mike Colter

I'm a bit bored of going to the gym! I'm like, 'Someone put me out of my misery - I can't do…

— Mike Colter

I worked at a group home for a survival job years ago, and kids who have a rough home life have always…

— Mike Colter

As an actor, you're trying to capture the nuances of real life, but voice work is almost over-acting.

— Mike Colter

Dialogue is not always the best way to show emotion, to show your thought process, or to reveal yourself, as a character.

— Mike Colter

It's nice to be recognized, but at the same time, there are always consequences. You may get fame, but you lose anonymity.…

— Mike Colter

When you're casting, you get a page or two - just enough to do the scene. Now that you're in the world,…

— Mike Colter