I was watching TV at age 9 or 10, and my mom said that I came from the front room and I told her that I want to act. And she said if you want to do this at 18, then you can. It was a very simple story, yet, I do not even remember the conversation that I had with my mother. Until she reminded me of the story many years later.

I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.

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 Jersey City State College to please a family member. I wasn't prepared for school. To say I failed out is putting it nicely.

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

Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be.