The world is very different today than it was in 1968.

There's a lot a great television nowadays.

A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I'm a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen.

I grew up in predominantly black neighborhoods and went to predominantly black schools. And hip-hop is what I grew up listening to in my teenage years. Basically I'm just being myself.

A lot of talented actors still have to pay their bills.

It's always been a dream of mine, and a childhood fantasy, to play a great champion. I would much rather haven been an athlete than an actor. This is like some second place consolation prize.

I prepare mentally and physically for everything I do. I like having to do both, because you submerge yourself into the character and the world and you live it until it's over.