In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good.

At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home.

In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good.

Most of my movies are indies. The best scripts I can find are independent films. But I love big-budget movies, I love craft services!

Art-school girls are very nice.

There are a lot of limitations and stigmas that are placed on young actors, specifically young black actors.

For me, Christmas is about family, loving, forgiveness, compassion, understanding and comradery.