I truly believe that we cannot come to a place of reconciliation until there is individual repentance and corporate repentance.

At the end of the day, everyone knows what it is to be loved and to aspire to love someone, to want to be loved, the loss of love, or having their love be opposed, whether it is family, friends or politically.

There are many, many communities, many ethnic minorities, many civilizations that have been brutalised by others and you have to move on. You cannot perpetually stay in that place of blame, otherwise it's just a downward spiral.

There's a nimble quality to the way a television actor can work. When that muscle gets strong it's a very valuable thing.

That's what's so satisfying about acting. You can come as prepared as you like, but there's no accounting for what's going to come at you from the other actor. That's part of the joy and the play of it. If you don't have that it's a different kind of performance.

Considering how pervasive interracial marriage is, certainly in American society, it is rare we get to see it depicted on film.

To break down prejudice is to get to a place of understanding, that can erode the ignorance.