marvelheroes: I was really surprised and affected by the idea of possibly getting the shield and bec

marvelheroes:

I was really surprised and affected by the idea of possibly getting the shield and becoming Captain America. I’ve been in this business a long time, and I did it the way they said you’re supposed to do it. I didn’t go to L.A. and say, ‘Make me famous.’ I went to theater school, did Off Broadway, did indie movies and worked my way through the ranks. It took a long time for this shit to manifest itself the way it has, and I’m extremely happy about that.

Anthony Mackie for Variety › photographed by William Widmer