Be collaborative. I've had some of my best experiences with directors who were able to sit down and have a conversation and ask me what I thought.

I'm extremely blessed. There's a lot of people trying to exactly what I'm doing, but I'm a part of that 9.1 percent that's actually having their dream come true. I just don't take that for granted.

In many ways for black actors there's been two leading guys: It's Will Smith vs. Denzel [Washington].

I'm definitely a lover, but I fight when I have to - for something or someone.

I haven't been down to Navy Pier in such a long time. I know that's probably the touristy thing to do, but it just reminds me so much of 2000 when I was here shooting ["Hardball"].

[Kyle Chandler]definitely helped me out a lot, stepped up my game. Just like the volleying back and forth.

Sometimes you're overthinking, you convince yourself to get out of it and you're like, "Ah I shoulda did that!" You can't live life with regrets. Sometimes you just gotta indulge. But in the same breath, you gotta have restraint and self-control too.