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.

The advise my dad gave me: "To know is to study." Get some training under your belt, so that nobody what somebody asks you to do, you know how to handle it accordingly. I learned so much while working, because I developed a solid work ethic in school. Whereas, a lot of my friends had no work ethic; and because of that, they're sitting at home today.

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

When I was in high school, I read the whole thing about Don King and he had this quote that said, "Set yourself on fire and the world will pay to watch you burn." I thought that was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard and I wrote it on my wall.

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!

If I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I'm going to do that.

I'm a firm believer in people who love what they do.