Nobody dressed like my dad. When he worked at the bank, he looked like Richard Gere in Gigolo. And he would do it all the night before, laying out the suit he'd wear the next day. Even on weekends, if he had to go into the office, he'd wear a trouser pant with a V-neck sweater and tie. And I was like, I want to dress like that! He was just so cool.

Obviously, with creating music you are solely responsible for the creation of it.

I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say.

If entertainment years were dog years, man, Id be like Gandhi. Id be like 250 years old.

True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.

As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am.

I sort of dreamed about directing before my career as an actor took off. I've directed stage before in so many capacities on tours. I put that together. You have to. Otherwise, it's your statement. It's your voice, and that has to come through.