I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It's not as much about them loving you - it's about you needing to love people.

I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I write. I write when I'm tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.

I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you.

The best advice about getting older? Just be thankful you're not dead!

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.

When it comes down to it, I'd rather have an action figure than a Golden Globe.

I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.