I just think people have been very gracious and welcoming me on set, and even off set.

I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.

In television you don't have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a script a week prior to shooting. Sometimes it's even less time, not enough time to dream about the role.

There's nothing more stressful than your stomach growling.

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 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.

Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.