Politically, nowadays, as we know and feel, we are similarly underrepresented and not heard.

The way people are responding to [Moonlight movie] is something we never anticipated. We knew it was good but it is so diverse. The way people are reacting shows me that everyone sees themselves in it. That is groundbreaking. Similarly people come up some older people that it is not their story but are just crying in our arms after a screening. They know what it was like to be bullied or struggled with their own identity trying to figure out who they are. It has really caught people's imaginations.

I have known Tarell Alvin McCraney for ten years but the involvement with Moonlight came more with Barry Jenkins, the director. He was a fan of the show I did called The Knick. He was also with Plan B Entertainment, who produced Selma. That is how I got involved.

I want to shift my career back to shows like The Knick. I prefer the classic drama structure.

My goal has always been to try to live up to every ounce of my potential.

I am also producing and writing a bunch.

All the craft skills that I have, I feel like I developed and honed in drama school. It's the most important thing for me.