I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.

When I'm the person in front of the microphone, and I'm the person in the light, I want to reflect and refract the light onto places where they need the attention, where I don't need it.

I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by 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 was about to write that in the future I would chose my words more carefully but I'm sure I won't.

But most scripts are terrible. Most projects are bad, that's just kind of the way it is. And I'm not really attracted to those.

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.