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belonged in the Jazz Age and identifies with him. "He's the incredibly patriotic guy, who also has tremendous problems with the government and that, to me, is the African American experience in a nutshell… There was a point where the original Captain America quits and one of his best friends, who happens to be African American, becomes Captain America for a while." This reminds him of the "American Boy" limited series piece of art by Chaz Guest that hangs in his dining room. "It's a small black boy with cotton in front of him, standing against the American flag, and it's like all the complexities of being an African American rolled into one image for me, 'cause I'm the kind of idiot who will tear up at the singing of the National Anthem and then I will march because Black Lives Matter. And I have friends who don't see how I can reconcile those two things." He explains that America is about these perfect ideas, and how the men who created them weren't even aware of how perfect they were. For example, the U.S. Declaration of Independence reads: "All men are created equal"– 'all' including African Americans, and men also meaning women, he tells me. "We've managed to screw it up seven ways to Sunday, but the ideas are still something to be striving for." Spoken like a true patriot. It could happen, I comment about him portraying Captain America. He flashes me an incredulous look along with a response that matches. Hey, I can see it, even if he can't. A film you can count on seeing Jason in very soon is Breaking In. Slated for release this May, Jason appears in the home-invasion thriller as Justin Russell, alongside Gabrielle Union. "I hang out with strong women," he says about "Gabby," who he first met while filming the 2007 indie, The Box. "She's fun. We laugh, crack jokes." Tightlipped about the movie, all Jason reveals is that he plays Gabrielle's husband. "She goes to her father's house and craziness ensues." With over 59 acting credits under his belt, Jason is more excited about Station 19 than he's been for any other project for a while now. "It's all the factors coming into play, not just brilliant writing and great words to say and great complex relationships to get into but, I get to be on the ground floor, helping build what that environment is, behind the camera and in front of the camera… Every day I am on the verge of tears because of what's happening on our show. Table reads for Grey's and Station 19, people cry…It's gotten to the point where we point and laugh at each other. Table reads are just so much fun; it's where I can just be a fan of the show…which is a testament of how good these shows are." ML Keep up with Jason on Twitter: @JasonWGeorge, Instagram: @JasonWinstonGeorge. And don't miss Station 19 Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC. Working in Shondaland "TV is a place to escape, but it could also inform and educate, you just can't get on a soapbox about it. Shonda's always going to make a thing that entertains the hell out of you, but if she could get you to open your mind at the same time… 50% of the population are women, but how come 50% of the leads in television aren't? In Shondaland, they are. She's not going to make a big deal about it, but there it is. There are times that I turn around and look and there are 5-6 people of color in a scene. No big deal about it. They just happen to be of color and really the best doctors in town. The fact that she'll very subtly put that in there, while still making a very good product, is just inspiring as all hell. Something that I want to emulate as I go forward in my career…It's really not easy to be an executive producer and become a brand, but Shonda and Spelling have mastered it and they have very different brands."