The Wire' is very realistic and based on real events.
Having been through the muck and mire, I've had my own brush with bad choices.
My job is to bring to life the character, not to put the words on the paper.
The arts saved my life.
For me, my past characters been hard, the way they died, being murdered, the sadness that goes around, the death. It's a very hard thing to do.
Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love.