You're confronted with the quandary: do I grind things to a halt? Ideally you would, but I have better things to do than educate people.

I think it's necessary when you're dealing with a dark show that has explosion and violence to have defined moments of lightness and humor, even romance. It's important, and it deepens the character, of course.

My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities.

I spend my weekends sleeping and watching DVDs, and eating at restaurants within a 2-block radius of my apartment.

Unfortunately, I'm allergic to all animals and even some people.

I've been spared to a large extent the business end of the race stick.

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.