When asked about playing opposite his wife, who was cast as a slave owner, Oyelowo said, "It was one of the weirdest scenes I’ve ever had to perform in my life … What became incredibly present, potent and real was how crazy racism is. Because 150 years from where we are now, that would be the dynamic of someone like me and someone like her in that confined environment. It is probably the most fearful you see Bass Reeves in the entire show.” - David Oyelowo