I have a whole other side that has yet to be seen on screen.

I actually take images of things and put them up around the wall and in a room. I set a room aside. It might be colors, it might be animals, or energy and words. And I'll just leave it there, so it begins to work on my subconscious when I think about the character. Which gives me some latitude to be really flexible and spontaneous but within the context of the character and the world of the character without having to think about it. Or I'll look at something or read something and let it work on my subconscious mind.

I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'

I don't like perpetuating the stereotype of black males being drug dealers, and criminals.

Internationally, I have as large of a fan base - if not larger - than I have domestically.

I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun.

My mother was pretty much on my case all the time.