When you're a guest star on a movie or a TV show, I always say it's like being invited to a family reunion, but it's not your family. So you don't belong - they're being nice to you, but you don't fit in completely; you don't know everybody's story. You don't have a history. Ato Essandoh belongcompletelyfamily share on social
White artists have made millions of dollars off music they stole from black artists. I don't blame all the white artists. I'm a huge Stevie Ray Vaughn fan, and he was always very gracious about where he learned his music. But a lot of the time, you'd think the white guys thought it up. Hey, hasn't anyone heard of Muddy Waters? Ato Essandoh artistblackblame share on social
I was a chemical engineer in school. And, randomly, an ex-girlfriend dared me to do a play. Ato Essandoh chemicaldareengineer Change image and share on social
A really good impressionist, even if they don't look at all like the person they're impersonating, it's a weird thing where they start to look like that person. It's kind of odd. Ato Essandoh goodimpersonateimpressionist Change image and share on social
I have a theater company that I'm a part of, Colt Coeur, and they do some really rad projects. Ato Essandoh coeurcoltcompany Change image and share on social
Quentin Tarantino and Sam Jackson are the reasons I'm an actor. Ato Essandoh actorjacksonquentin Change image and share on social
My dad, when he was young, did Shakespeare in school, and my mom was a little bit of an artist, but everybody was pragmatic. Ato Essandoh artistbitedad Change image and share on social
The first time I was onstage, I felt like the audience was breathing with me. I don't know if I was good or not; I just knew I was having a ball, and for the first time, I felt I belonged somewhere. Ato Essandoh audienceballbelong Change image and share on social
Another benefit of going to Cornell is that 90 percent of your friends are doctors. Ato Essandoh benefitcornelldoctor Change image and share on social
You look at how Barack Obama has had to conduct himself as President. It reminds me of Jackie Robinson, how he had to be very careful to reassure people that this was all right. And you still have people trying to tear him down. They make up all sorts of lies, with the goal of making him seem illegitimate. Ato Essandoh barackcarefulconduct share on social