How are people who are young and look like Oscar [Grant] portrayed in the media? You gotta think about that. And somebody given a badge and a gun and told to go police in those communities, all of a sudden they got to protect and serve and talk to people they never even spent time with [and] they might have formed opinions about.

I want to do more films.

Honestly, I'm a firm believer in the next generation of filmmakers. It's very important to keep things fresh, new, current. They have a pulse on what's important today.

That's one of the fun parts of becoming an actor: You can become whoever you want to be.

I think it's just easier for people to put you in a box or a lane because you look similar. I think that's unfair for anybody in any situation.

I think redemption is about righting a wrong, and in that pursuit it's about trying. You can stumble, you can make mistakes, but it's about trying to do the right thing.

I was born and raised in the Bay Area. It's the place I got a deep, deep affection for.