"I tried to copy some of his mannerisms at first but it didn't work. And then I just let the spirit of the character grow in me and it just took its rightful place. I started to speak the lines and it felt right"

In this quote, Derek Luke reflects on his experience of depicting a character. He at first attempted to mimic the quirks of the character, however discovered that it did not feel authentic. Rather, he permitted the spirit of the character to naturally establish within him. As he accepted this method, he found that the character's essence took hold and he had the ability to fully embody them. This allowed him to speak the character's lines with a sense of reality and conviction. Luke's words highlight the value of permitting a character to organically come to life within an actor, instead of forcing it through replica.