Kofi Siriboe

I've worked so hard to just be my full self and God has just validated me in so many ways.

— Kofi Siriboe

Ralph Angel, for me, was about getting in touch with the similarities between the characters. I felt like he was a human…

— Kofi Siriboe

Working with Ava [ DuVernay] and Oprah [Winfrey], they're just so intimate. I feel like we're really family at this point.

— Kofi Siriboe

I think that's something that Oprah [Winfrey] and Ava [ DuVernay] do seamlessly. They know how to connect to people and they…

— Kofi Siriboe

I started in this industry [television] as a kid doing commercials. Ever since I was introduced to it, I loved it.

— Kofi Siriboe

I really got attracted to the idea of touching so many people and that idea of art transcending entertainment and art and…

— Kofi Siriboe

As a young, Black man, I absolutely feel responsible.

— Kofi Siriboe

As a kid, there [on TV] were things I wasn't aware of - insecurities while transition from teen to adult. When I…

— Kofi Siriboe

People respect us, they love us and they're entertained by us, so it's like when you trust somebody on that level, it's…

— Kofi Siriboe

I think that's really the allure of acting for me. I really want to connect with people.

— Kofi Siriboe

Louisiana taught me another level of humility. Everyone is so content, not socially content but spiritually. Everyone is happy with who they…

— Kofi Siriboe

That [Louisiana culture] was all very new to me. I read books and watched documentaries, just trying to immerse myself.

— Kofi Siriboe

I feel like that's a blessing [ Ralph Angel role]. I really just think it's about the overall message, the way it's…

— Kofi Siriboe

I really wanted to be a part of that movement or better yet create that movement.

— Kofi Siriboe

I try to be as intentional as possible.

— Kofi Siriboe

Ralph Angel was such a great character. The single-father image has been portrayed in so many ways so having the ability to…

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I just owe it to myself, to God and to everybody who supports me and people who don't even know me yet,…

— Kofi Siriboe

I feel responsible to know what I'm talking about and to actually express myself the way I choose. We have to put…

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As much as he's been through, he's so alive and open to change. That's what I wanted to channel and I feel…

— Kofi Siriboe

If I choose this platform [The Black Arts Movement] and God validates this platform, I feel like we have to use the…

— Kofi Siriboe

Everyone has a platform, so if we could just use that and combine what we have and know -we talk about it…

— Kofi Siriboe

[Ralph Angel] was really about figuring out the humanity aspect of the character and not really paying attention to certain things like…

— Kofi Siriboe

I feel like the stillness of Ralph Angel - him being formerly incarcerated, being a Black man, being misunderstood in this world,…

— Kofi Siriboe

When the dialogue is on point and I feel like the overall story and message is really serving something that's socially progressive,…

— Kofi Siriboe