Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman.

I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington.

I went to college for one semester, and I took every subject I could, and I ended up failing. So I thought to myself, Ever since I was a kid, I've loved expression - and that's when I started thinking about acting.

Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.

As a parent my greatest fear is always anything that endangers my children.

Hollywood is a place where if you abide by the rules and laws, you can get depressed. That's why faith and spirituality is a higher law.

I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.