The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.

Some people love so hard that they can't control those emotions when they're at their deepest point.

I've done auditions where the casting director is taking the paper out of my hand in the middle of reading.

Before I look stupid and not know what a word means or how to pronounce it, I'll stop the whole production, "Hey, real quick, guys. Define this word for me. Somebody."

I am capable of holding the quote-unquote 'title' of leading man. Leading man just means people want to see you and assume that you can hold a film, carry a movie.

I would spend absolutely every last minute with my kids, telling them how much I love them and how much I would do for them.

You definitely want your kids to understand their heritage, but I don't want my kids to just focus on being black. They are people. I don't want them to judge other people or to be judged. I want them to be good people, so good people will treat them accordingly. I preach that to my kids and everything else falls into place.