Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts, and my heart being broken. I wrote about my views whether they were liberal or conservative. I wrote about everything. I wrote about my life. When I did not have paper coming in as green backs, I'd use random pieces of paper for stories. It was like, I got no money, but I have paper to write. So I wrote.

For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.

Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.

You know, I think anybody who has been in relationships has access to heartbreak - I don't think we have to go far to find it, whether we inflicted the heartbreak or whether we were the recipient of it.

My priorities are leaning more towards family, and I credit my southern upbringing to that. I was raised in the church as well, and God plays a big role in my upbringing and my life.

What we have as artists is the immortalization opportunity that others don't have, because our work is lasting; it's there forever to view.