Always Quote by Nafessa Williams

A friend of mine kind of revealed to me that idea that there has been countless Supermen and Batman. But I'm the first person…

— Cress 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 didn't really know of 'Black Lightning' until I got the script and started to investigate - it wasn't a hero that I grew…

— Cress Williams

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 haven't done a great deal of it but this was a chance to do more and bring it to that part of the…

— Blair Underwood

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

I still have my first 'Black Lightning' that I got way back in the day, and my first 'Steel.' And I proudly display those…

— John Ridley

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 haven't done a lot of things in my career that my kids can watch, because they are 8, 6 and 3, and they…

— Blair Underwood

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

— Joivan Wade