Mike Colter
Mike Colter
Mike Randal Colteris an American actor best known for his roles as Lemond Bishop in the television series The Good Wife, Malcolm Ward in Ringer, and Luke Cage in Marvel's Jessica Jones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 August 1976
CityColumbia, SC
CountryUnited States of America
writing cliche admire
I guess it's a bit cliché, but as an actor, I really admire good writing. There are a lot of great ideas out there, but it's the execution that really makes it work.
character unique giving
When I find material that gives me a natural yet unique character point of view and has well- developed characters throughout the script, it makes the hairs on my arm stand up.
world realizing tragic
When something tragic happens in the world and I realize that, for the most part, I am powerless to stop it.
character unique shooting
Jessica Jones is very unique, and we are all in awe of the response from the public. It seems that everyone connected with the character, and we enjoyed shooting it.
shows lead-in
So often, when you're playing the lead in your own show, it is all about you.
media people way
I've never really been into doing a lot of social media, but it's a great way for people to talk amongst themselves on a large platform and to have a large conversation with people who also enjoy the same thing.
needs actors excited
As an actor, I need to get excited about something that I can actually relate to.
shoes waiting salt
I'm a very un-excitable person. I always take things with a grain of salt, I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
interesting people challenges
I've always wanted to be on a show that's well respected and had critical acclaim and that people like to watch, and at the same time find something that for me as an actor is interesting and challenging.
thinking long arcs
It's a long arc and a long storyline, and I think it leaves us in a great place to see how we interact again, whether that be for The Defenders, Jessica Jones Season 2, or whatever. We'll see. I don't know.
long actors want
As an actor you just want to continue to work on things that you like. You can be in this business a long time and consistently working and just be totally artistically unfulfilled.
character perspective stories
What I enjoyed about being in the world of Jessica Jones, as Luke Cage, is that I wasn't front and center because it was Jessica Jones' story, but it allowed me to find the character from a different perspective.
thinking misdirection curveballs
The writers are very good about misdirection and changeups, and that's what's great about it. We always think we know what's going to happen and then they throw a curveball that you don't see coming.
hurt long people
I'm pretty relaxed on what people should be able to do as long as they're not hurting anybody else.