Now that I've established myself in a drama, I'm plugging away, trying to get the attention of people who do the independent movies and the features.

You know, I dont play the race card a lot. Im half-black, half-white, and Im proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didnt raise me as a black man. She didnt raise me as a white guy.

I got country music in me.

I say I’m not shy, but… Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you’ve got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged.

But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield.

I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career.

It's okay to put your heart on your sleeve. Okay to have that softer side - the softer side in the sense of being able to listen, to deal with fear, to not always be so dominant.