Batman Quote by Cress Williams

I did not know much about 'Black Lightning' beforehand, but I always wanted to play a superhero. After getting the part, I went back…

— Nafessa Williams

I believe what makes Black Lightning different from other superhero shows and other superheroes is that he's really, really family-oriented. You get to see…

— Nafessa Williams

In most superhero shows, the superhero is pretty young. He's in his 20s; he's single. 'Black Lightning' is a man who's middle-aged, going through…

— Nafessa Williams

Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. 'Black Lightning' is literally in the hood. He's going inside of the ghetto and trying…

— Nafessa Williams

I created the first black superhero who was not a gangbanger or an African chief but was rather a college graduate and a professional,…

— Neal Adams

To come and turn the TV on and see Black Lightning trying to make a change and being a leader and stepping up, I…

— Nafessa Williams

I was around 12 or 13 when Christopher Nolan's Batman, the second Batman came out - 'The Dark Knight' in 2008. I remember always…

— Harris Dickinson

Most superheroes are young or in their 20s, and as you can see with Black Lightning, he's in his mid-40s and he has a…

— Nafessa Williams

There's a Marvel superhero called Black Bolt & his real name is Blackagar Boltagon & that really tells you a lot about superhero comics.

— Jamie McKelvie

I've always wanted to play a superhero. It was just about figuring out which one I could actually play.

— Joivan Wade

When you're playing a superhero, you're almost playing two different people. I separate when I'm playing Jefferson Pierce and the days when I'm playing…

— Cress Williams

When I started my career, I started with black comics: Bruce Bruce, Mark Curry, Bill Bellamy. It takes all kinds of influences.

— Iliza Shlesinger