As a young, Black man, I absolutely feel responsible.

I just owe it to myself, to God and to everybody who supports me and people who don't even know me yet, to just be fully intentional and authentically real with everything I do, say and create.

Ralph Angel was such a great character. The single-father image has been portrayed in so many ways so having the ability to be a part of that narrative excites me!

As a young, Black man, I absolutely feel responsible.

I've worked so hard to just be my full self and God has just validated me in so many ways.

That [Louisiana culture] was all very new to me. I read books and watched documentaries, just trying to immerse myself.

Working with Ava [ DuVernay] and Oprah [Winfrey], they're just so intimate. I feel like we're really family at this point.