I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out.

Anyone that is able to put a high school film and gonzo journalism together, it's like, "Yes, please!"

Artists also have the responsibility of reflecting the truth.

Let's let everything come to the surface, even with people we come in contact with for a moment. This situation can help us be a little bit more awake with each other.

It kind of varies. I don’t have a method yet. It depends on the script and the character I think I need. I’ve worked with acting coaches, researched roles, and channeled different parts of myself. It’s on a case-by-case for me, right now.

I had talked to my agent a lot over the years about not being interested in stereotypical "black films" [because] I didn't like the way they were representing black people over and over and over again in the same way.

I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.