I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.

I think there's something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think - you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.

Everything that I talk about, pretty much, are things that I learned or understood over the years.

I live my life outside of the box because when I die they're going to put me into one!

I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring truth to it, whichever way it lands. I try to bring as much truth to it and make it as believable as I can. I think that's the job of an actor.

The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.

When it all comes down to it, life isn't about how much we get - it's about how much we share.