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 they can be an actor if they want to be, or they can be a superhero. They can… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.' — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
The pilots I did test for, I was the only black actor testing against white actors for parts that were written white. — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
Once I found out that I was playing 'Deathlok,' I unearthed my old comic book collection. I was going home for Christmas, and I… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
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 just a… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
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 was the… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
My interest in astronomy grew from the play 'Space' that I did, where I had to learn where my character was from. I had… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con - and… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
I feel like my life experience is that of an outsider. Let me explain: my parents are from Panama, and they moved to the… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
Marvel makes you feel like 'Iron Man' will show up at your front door to kill you if you say the wrong thing. — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
Their crew for 'Arrow' is just one of the most wonderful crews that I've worked with. I know that actors say that all the… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
I really enjoy working in genre series, because you really have to create the characters. — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible. — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys, but he… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the best job I'm ever gonna have.' — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
