A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making.

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for hire anymore.

Over the past 10 years of being famous, my relationship with the camera has not been a pleasant one.

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal.

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I guess it's better than being called ugly.

In my career, I've often played the protagonist or the hero of the movie, and there are so many rules inherent to that role. The audience needs to stay with you, identify with you and like you. When you play the bad guy, those rules go out the window. There's so much freedom there.

I've made 30-plus films over 20 years. And in my opinion, five of them are good.