I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by that.

My parents did a great job raising me and my two sisters. We all graduated from high school and we all graduated from college. So, to be a good representative of my family is probably my greatest accomplishment thus far.

I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

Man, I love the Lord of the Rings movies. Some people would say I'm weird for liking those types of movies, but they are so cool.

People have said some really good things about my performance, and that's what I'm happy about, what I'm excited about. I was able to go out there, and like I said, I put my best foot forward.

I try to associate myself as just being myself - and being a person, an American citizen, going out there every day and just trying to be successful.

There's a fine line between playing with fear and then taking bad plays and playing with no fear.