A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

The backstory to anyone of mixed race is a lifetime spent being incorrectly perceived and choosing either to allow that misperception to continue or to correct it, so I am aware of identity and race as being much more fluid, I think, than someone who is "purely" one thing or the other. And acting does challenge me to address those particular issues.

I broke my nose in gym when a ball hit me. I took a girl to her debutante ball the next week wearing a tux and a big, honking bandage. Not the romantic night she had in mind.

I think ultimately that's why the audience will tune in longterm, for the characters and the relationships.

I think what you learn, working on a film or TV set, is how to tune certain things out. You've got 60-100 people swirling around you, each of them with a very important job to do.

Prison Break is so far-fetched, I had to make viewers believe that Michael is capable of making the impossible possible.

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.