I want authenticity. And rarely do actors - more specifically, black actors - get a chance to be authentic on film and television. — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
What's fun about doing a series is you get to take some time to create the character. — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
As a black man, so often you grow up suppressing your emotions and sensitivity. — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
In 'The Hate U Give,' I play Big Mav', who was incarcerated for a number of years and is raising three children. He was… — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
Every once in a while, we need to watch something that makes us feel. — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
A fence can be protective around your family - a familial fence. Then, there are the people who only know how to take, to abuse, to offend and they build fences to keep you out. They don't have time to talk, they don't have kind words, they only talk about themselves. They never give an olive branch or forgiveness -… — Russell Hornsby Copy Share
These are human issues. These are human stories. I think that's why 'Fences' has been able to resonate and been able to hit so… — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
In a lot of work places, you work at a lot of jobs and people work more with their colleagues than with their family. — Russell Hornsby Copy Share Image
