I'm going to quit writing.

Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.

I'm going to quit writing.

I had two roles for which I compromised.