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.

One thing that you consistently see everywhere is that the poor and the under-represented are always the ones who are going to suffer the most and get the short end of the stick.

I'm trying to steal from everybody. So yeah, there's cats that I'm personally affiliated with - Carl Franklin, Paul Thomas Anderson - and others that I don't know personally but their work I'm a big admirer of, like Martin Scorsese. But I'm hoping to come up with a language that is mine, that's specific to my take on this material.

I want to be a part of great things.

I think that it's much more important to do than to say. And you learn that a lot from your kids, who are watching you, you know?

I think we should all be more concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming. It will be pointless to talk about all the issues that divide us when it's 300 degrees outside.

I've never been a part of a film before that offers such a platform into real issues, that raises social awareness and has the potential to change things.