Simone Missick

Luke Cage' is something completely new.

— Simone Missick

Human nature we get easily distracted.

— Simone Missick

COVID is a real thing.

— Simone Missick

I love comedy. That is my first love.

— Simone Missick

No one person or entity is perfect.

— Simone Missick

I tell my crew members how much I love and appreciate them every day.

— Simone Missick

All Rise' isn't your typical legal procedural, nor is it a straight comedy either.

— Simone Missick

I was just interested in playing a character that was flawed.

— Simone Missick

It's always so great to innovate, to be at the forefront of something.

— Simone Missick

People are thirsty to see themselves a magical way and in a fantastical way.

— Simone Missick

I think so often in our industry, people get typecast.

— Simone Missick

I, like most people, spend a lot of time watching shows. Bingeing shows.

— Simone Missick

People dealing with crisis can sometimes be funny.

— Simone Missick

I think it's great to be able to play these strong female leads but that are multi-dimensional and that people can identify…

— Simone Missick

I think it takes a tremendous amount of courage to trust in something that's greater than yourself, that you can't see or…

— Simone Missick

I think those are the kind of characters I like to play, people who are flawed and human because we all are.

— Simone Missick

Typically, when I'm acting on set, I rely so much on the non-verbal: body language and all the unsaid things that make…

— Simone Missick

Television is like a microwave. So many shows come and go, so to have something people would like to see back is…

— Simone Missick

Luke Cage' breaking Netflix because it was the first show to air in 190 countries showed that people all around the world…

— Simone Missick

I have an aunt who was a detective in D.C. for over 25 years, and I always wondered how she was able…

— Simone Missick

One of the things that is always hard for actors on set - and it doesn't matter at what stage you're in…

— Simone Missick

I am the level-headed person in my family and with my husband, I am the first one to say 'sorry' in order…

— Simone Missick

So many more actors would be so much happier with the process of going to work, the process of auditioning, which is…

— Simone Missick

We live in a racially imbalanced society and we always have been. Black people have been traditionally disenfranchised and abused and misused…

— Simone Missick

Knowing that I was the first version of Misty Knight, a character that was created 40 years ago is one thing. But…

— Simone Missick

As actors we have these things that they call eco-casting, where you don't even go to an office and meet with a…

— Simone Missick

So, with 'All Rise,' I'm able to be the lead of a show, on a network that is really committed to seeing…

— Simone Missick

It was always this idea in our household about looking out for the little person and people who are being trampled by…

— Simone Missick

To be able to have my natural hair on TV, that will encourage so many more women who wear their hair natural…

— Simone Missick

Any opportunity to show two strong women on screen I welcome.

— Simone Missick

You can make shows that you believe in and shows that are a little bit different.

— Simone Missick

I feel like I'm building a legacy that my children and their children can be proud of.

— Simone Missick

I've loved my castmates. I've been very, very blessed with amazing people to work with.

— Simone Missick

As an actor you have to have the room to play and find the character.

— Simone Missick

If you don't enjoy the journey, you're not going to be happy once you get there.

— Simone Missick

I come from a very active family politically, especially around union organizing.

— Simone Missick

All of these wonderful characters and opportunities come to me and I can't say no.

— Simone Missick

My desire is that I'm not an addendum to someone else's story.

— Simone Missick

I was captain of my varsity basketball team.

— Simone Missick

We don't have to shrink ourselves down in order to make the men around us feel capable. We can be fully in…

— Simone Missick