There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a cat like me coming in, I'm bringing all of that to an action movie.

I think any man would be nervous if his liberty is at stake.

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything.

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

I mainly buy books in my free time.

In the beginning, all I wanted to do was to be a singer and a dancer. That was my real groove, my real interest. When it came to doing films, my biggest goal was to do a commercial.

No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined.