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.

One truth that I know for sure, for me anyway, is that the more you know, the more you realize that you don't know.

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 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.

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

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.

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.