My family, they're not really that involved in what I do. Career-wise, they're very supportive. They're involved after the fact. I don't tell them anything usually until I'm finished filming it or mid-way through filming it.

The writers are very good about misdirection and changeups, and that's what's great about it. We always think we know what's going to happen and then they throw a curveball that you don't see coming.

I think when people talk about art imitating life, you're in real time.

You see a lot of Baptist churches in Harlem, you see a lot of the same kind of cuisine, the soul food - there's a lot of places that remind you of its southern roots.

History repeats itself over and over again, but most of us have short memories.

It's hard to articulate what everybody else is feeling.

Love, for me, is always wanting the best for the other person even if it's not what's best for you.