Aldis Hodge Quotes

What's really amazing is that the showrunner who really got me my start in TV is Andrew Kreisberg. He brought me on to 'Arrow,' and he tracked me down because he was a fan of 'Punisher.'

I have respect for anyone who helps a creator put a great television show on the air.

I literally will write Shonda Rhimes, the creator of 'Grey's,' an e-mail once a month or so and just say, 'Hey, I love you and thank you.' That was my moment. Because of that, I'm doing 'Magic City.'

Not many people get to create a television show that actually makes it on the air.

I think it's always difficult to get a show on telly, whether you're George Clooney or just starting out. But there's room. If you're into it, chase it. You'll get it.

I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let's open up some doors.

I've been very lucky to work on a wide variety of projects, including two long-run and top-10 dramatic television shows. That is why it is so important to offer a helping hand to the next generation of young Latinos coming up behind me.

Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.

I've met big-name actors doing Hollywood films, and they've said that all they want is an in at HBO and their own show.

Greg Berlanti, David Nutter, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim are the people I wanted to work with. They're smart, they're funny, they're cool, they're edgy.

I think that what 'Oz' did is it spawned a great generation of television production. But people know its place in television and just in great dramas. It's the foundation of my career. Most producers, show runners, directors, and casting directors put me in movies based on my performance in that show.

They say getting a show on the air and having it be a success, literally, the odds are like winning the lottery. For me, I've won the lottery several times, so I've been awfully lucky.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino gave me such a gift with 'Bunheads,' and to give me this gift of going on 'Gilmore Girls' was beyond. It was awesome.

I'm trying to create a better pathway for the next generation.

By June 1990, I'd racked up 'written by' credits on both 'Newhart' and 'The Simpsons.'

'Crashing' was my first scripted TV gig.

In television, the creator is really the voice...

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

Television is a huge industry, and actors down south are aware of it.

It feels great to know that someone from the younger generation is following me.

All of us want to know that we are doing great things, that we are touching a lot of people, and that what we are doing is something bigger than ourselves.

Well, I was lucky to have people throughout my life who invested in me.

I want to coach because I love it. I don't want to sound hokey, but when you play for Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, and Pete Newell - they taught me a lot - I want to share what they taught me with a lot of people. I don't want to stop doing this.

I had actually auditioned for a guest star role on 'Legends of Tomorrow,' and the show had the same casting director as 'Riverdale.'