I was brought into the curiosity of it because with Sony Pictures Classics, which bought the movie, they look into what the feedback is and base that off of how they release it, and you end up hearing the feedback and getting that early talk. So the reviews early on that were "bad reviews," they were kind of reviewing another movie.

I think having good family and friends really helps to ground you.

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.

Living by example - that's always a better teacher than trying to preach.

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.

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.

I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar against which you are judged, whether you want to align yourself with those themes or not. You can think of yourself as a colourless person, but nobody else is gonna.