Many of my friends and family are scratching it out somewhere decidedly south of the ever widening gap between the haves and have nots, looking at losing their homes, colleges they can't afford and healthcare they can't avail themselves of.

I pray that our leaders stop pointing fingers and playing the blame game and seek a real solution for the good of the planet and all who inhabit it.

If anyone ever said biopic I would say, "It's not a biopic." We're fighting uphill against the weight of history. I was like, why don't we just call it historical fiction?

I was about to write that in the future I would chose my words more carefully but I'm sure I won't.

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.

It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of the theatre and want to do something.

The best thing that I learned from the best directors that I worked with is that the best answer wins. They are ego-less when it comes to doing the most important thing.