Instead of becoming an engineer like my brother, I moved to New York to be an actor.

I did this movie with Spike Lee called Sucker Free City, and that would have to be my favorite role by far. It was just so much fun to work with Spike and shoot in San Francisco.

I'm a poet. I'm just a renaissance man in my heart. I can build shelves and I can write poetry.

I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.

Do you want to be an actor, or do you want to be a celebrity? I made that decision when I went to Juilliard. I wanted to be an actor. So, if I get the opportunity to be an actor and do some cool, fun and interesting projects, I’m going to do that.

Practice your improv more than learn your lines. 'Cause there's no way you'll be able to learn all those lines in a short time. You have to realize what you know and what you don't know - and what you don't know, just come up with three alternate lines or improv that you can put in that spot.

If everyone invested in the neighborhood they lived in, the United States would be a magical place.