The possibility of an Oscar is something I definitely think about and the fact that I can even say that is just a blessing. It's something I would be incredibly honored to be a part of.

I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.

The way [Barack Obama] danced, it looked like he could dance in a circle with anyone from Chris Brown to ... well, I don't want to say Michael Jackson, because he's like the king.

I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.

Now is our time to change the world

I want a better world, I want love and harmony amongst people no matter what color you are, what race or what background you come from or sexual orientation.

Me being able to be acting and doing other things has opened me as an artist, and I think even more from a visual standpoint.