In EW’s latestAwardistinterview, the actorrevealshow he and his castmates got into the groove.

Spike brought in a couple vets to speak with us.

Most vets, they don’t talk about their experiences with civilians.

DA 5 BLOODS

Delroy Lindo in ‘Da 5 Bloods’.DAVID LEE/NETFLIX

On Motivation

“[Paul] volunteered three tours.

And there’s a depth of betrayal and abandonment that [he feels].

So there is loss, betrayal, and abandonment.”

Contemporary History

“Obviously there was no way we could have anticipated the events of this past year.

WithDa 5 Bloods, [it was] profoundly and tragically fortuitous it landed when it landed.”

Watch Lindo’sAwardistconversation above, or listen to it in full below.