When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."

I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.

I'm identified as a New York actor, I sound like I'm from New York, and I couldn't be more proud of it.

If my son was an actor I would tell him, "Don't let people know as much about you as I let people know about me." Because I think professionally, it's an easier road. That would be something I would tell a young actor. But it's cool.

When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."

The thing about New York is you can leave your house without a plan and find the day. You can't do that in Los Angeles. You need to get in your car, all this, you can't just drive around like a lunatic. In New York, you can literally walk outside, and wind up anywhere.

Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.