Quotes from Andre Holland

'The Knick' is set in New York during the 1990s, and it takes place around a hospital called The Knickerbocker. It's about a team of surgeons and nurses who are on the cutting edge of medicine.

I'm the old-school, letter-writing romantic. I know it's out of style, and not a lot of women go for that these days, but that's what I go for.

I do enjoy history. That's one of the things that I love about acting is you get a chance to really dive into history and develop a real personal opinion about it.

Whenever I have a play or opening or anything going on in my career, my parents always come up and see it.

I just hope to work with great people, and do things that are challenging for me and that I can be proud of and not have to hide my face about. Those are my guidelines.

I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with.

I definitely want to work with people who are artists and who are interested in being their best version of themselves.

My goal has always been to try to live up to every ounce of my potential. For me, that means working with the best people and working with the best material.

Frankly, I think that's something that black people in America have often done - finding ways under very, very difficult circumstances to be subversive, but also to push things forward. And I think that applies to music. I think it applies to dance. I think it applies to a number of things.

Theater is where I have the most experience and feel most at home, but I'm really, really loving film.

With 'Selma,' I grew up in Alabama, 45 minutes away from Selma. I have gone to that commemorative march many times with my parents.