Whenever an actor was going to die, I tried to help them understand not to take it personally. It wasn't about them. It's the story.

When you're doing comedy on stage, it's great because you have the audience there and they're like another actor in the scene. You feed off of them, laugh. But in film when everyone's quiet, it's all about timing. But the key to that is to be authentic. Be in the moment, and if you play the moment truthfully, the humor will be there.

There's no greater honor, as an actor, to be a part of a project that changes lives, and awakens and enlightens and entertains.

And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on.

What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go.

The whole idea of jazz came about was the interpretation of the human dialogue, trading fours. When someone's soloing and someone picks up the solo and plays it back at 'em, it was the imitation of the human dialogue. It was how people spoke, through music.

The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of.