What's nice about having an engineering degree is everybody thinks you are smart.

- Ato Essandoh

I was in chemical engineering at Cornell University. My girlfriend at the time dared me to do a play. I knew there was something I wanted, not necessarily engineering.

- Ato Essandoh

My parents are from Ghana. Until I was 17, I thought you had to go to college. I had no idea. I didn't know it was not an option.

- Ato Essandoh

Another benefit of going to Cornell is that 90 percent of your friends are doctors.

- Ato Essandoh

Quentin Tarantino and Sam Jackson are the reasons I'm an actor.

- Ato Essandoh