I had to have an imagination when I was little because there wasnt much there.

A lot of brick walls and stuff I didnt have much, the actor tells EW.

Ive always wanted to be in a sci-fi movie, Stanfield says.

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They allow us to express things in a way that doesnt feel like were beating someone over the head.

Though Cassius soars up the corporate ladder, he finds himself struggling with his identity.

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Yeah, thats what I think.

Do you want to expand on that?

(makes more noises)This is America.

I kind of just showed up for work and was sucked into a rabbit hole.

It was a similar situation to that.

I had no idea what was going on and it was very much a trip.

The way Darius felt was quite similar to the way I felt uncomfortable throughout the duration of shooting it.

What was it like to have Donald Glover sitting opposite you in white face?It was strange.

I never knew that that was Donald, I never got confirmation on that actually.

I was like, Whos Teddy Perkins?

I didnt see any prosthetics, so I didnt know.

I dont fing know.

It was like, Woah, okay.

So, I need to exit, I need to find a way out.

When you went home from that day of shooting, how did you feel?

Did it stick with you?I really was thinking about that piano all night.

It was really crazy, I was definitely thinking about it for a long time afterward.