As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.

The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].

Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.

If reality shows are so popular, that means their viewers are screaming for more realness.

When it's all said and done, I am secure enough with my manhood to say to the world, "I am a male actor, and its okay for me to play a gay man."

Poetry has in a way been my bridge to my acting career. I had so many questions about my life, so I took to poetry to express my questions. I had questions about politics, family relationships, and more.

I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?