I think the key that differentiates the good actors from the mediocre ones that are still trying to come up, is that the good ones know how to listen. It's like being in a jazz band. They know how to listen to what the other musicians are playing. And where to come in and where to sit out. That's my approach to being in an ensemble cast and working with any kind of actors in a scene.

Not everybody can do the comic book adaptation thing and make it believable. It is challenging.

You can put a cat in an oven, but that don't make it a biscuit.

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.

A lot of the cats I grew up with in the South Bronx found themselves in sticky situations.

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

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.