It's extremely difficult to come across quality material. It's a competitive world.

I had a grandmother who would always encourage me to learn about theater and film.

I have the appetite to do different roles that have different backdrops. I'd like to show that there's more to people sitting in cars for reasons other than being police officers.

An unresolved past erodes beauty in the present.

I'm not really volunteering for no family films. I really like the sweet spot of being able to be edgy and controversial.

It will be difficult if people can't get past their prejudices; I don't mean Black and White; I mean people automatically assume because a film has a predominantly Black cast, that it is a particular quality of film.

When faced with emotional pain, I become still for hours, sometimes days, doing absolutely nothing. It helps me get to the truest source of my suffering.