A lot of people don't know the first time I was ever on national television I was a 'Soul Train' dancer.

I love 'Wild 'N Out' so much - one, because it's my baby, but also I get to see others succeed and go on to lead their own careers.

I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me, I guess.

The people who truly love me and loved me before all of this stuff. You can't ever leave them behind.

The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just get in there and perfect your craft.

One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just gotta be out there and perform and give your all. It's such an honest form of art that it just taught me so much, and it kind of prepared me for manhood at an early age.

So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at a young age because I was intrigued.