I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman.

I, myself, identify myself as a heathen.

I started acting at the University of Michigan in my sophomore year.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.

I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success.

America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.

I have a talent for missing the best and greatest parties.