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Because I'm a former critic, I view criticism differently than most do. I can take criticism, but if you're going to eviscerate us, be specific. Cheo Hodari Coker

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Sometimes you have to take the risk that somebody will consider what you're making is noise, but if you don't try it, then nothing will move forward. I'd rather people hate something than just go 'meh.' Cheo Hodari Coker

If a superhero is a community superhero, then is he going to protect his community by controlling everything? If he decides to control crime, does that make him a crime boss? Does that make him a criminal? Cheo Hodari Coker

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I really think that Steven Caple, Jr. is going to be a great addition to the 'Rocky' director pantheon. Cheo Hodari Coker

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What Peter Jackson proved with 'Lord Of The Rings' movies is that you could make various changes, and you could pull things around, but as long as it was in the spirit of the storytelling, and because he made The Shire so real, the fans forgave him for the changes. Cheo Hodari Coker

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'Southland' was really where I learned so much about drama. Cheo Hodari Coker

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Harlem has always been the nexus of music, politics, culture, criminal figures. Cheo Hodari Coker

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People underestimate the complexity of comic books. Cheo Hodari Coker

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Some people, when they get criticism, they shy away from it. Cheo Hodari Coker

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For me, I was never really obsessed with Luke Cage. My obsession was Wolverine. Cheo Hodari Coker

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For 'Luke Cage,' of course, I was familiar with Power Man and Iron Fist. I read the comics. That was really more stuff that you read for fun. It wasn't that you read either of those comics for profound moments, although they have profound moments. Cheo Hodari Coker

With 'Luke Cage,' we all, as a collective wanted to tell the truest story that we could but, at the same time, also be very true to the comic book genre. Cheo Hodari Coker

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'Clockers' - as much as it is a very focused crime drama, it sprawls. Cheo Hodari Coker

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The thing about Luke Cage that makes him different is - on the surface is he's a hero for hire; Luke Cage wants to get paid. Luke Cage in the comic books is like, 'I'm doing this stuff. It's all well and good, but I gotta make a dollar.' Cheo Hodari Coker

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I don't see female characters as different or inferior to male characters. Cheo Hodari Coker

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Spike Lee is one of my biggest influences. What I love about Spike, other than he's just a fun guy to hang around, is that Spike is fearless. As much as people talk about him being politically outspoken, let's not forget that he's one of the best screenwriters, ever, in addition to being a visual master. Cheo Hodari Coker

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The thing is, so much of the African American experience is about the redefinition of roots because of slavery. We were uprooted, and there's so much about our whole legacy that was stolen and that we lost in the Transatlantic slave trade that we'll never find out. Cheo Hodari Coker

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If there's one thing that I've learned from both Spike Lee and Tarantino, it's that you can wear your influences on your sleeve but at the same time invoke new energy and new flavor. Cheo Hodari Coker

Maybe where there's clarity of air, there's clarity of thought. Chet Huntley

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Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer. Chick Hearn

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