I was sometimes called 'coconut' when I was at school.

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

Whether we like to admit it or not, as artists, we do project our own worldview on to what we do.

I think that having a black president in this country has been a seismic shift, in terms of what has been going on racially in America. I think that America is now engaging with how we have come to this point.

I like to think of myself as a physical actor.

Don't send me your script if you want me to play the black best friend; I just won't do that.

One of the occupational hazards of being an actor, the reason why so many actors are insecure, is that the only way we know we're good is when other people tell us.