I Was Sometimes Called 'coconut' When I

Don't Send Me Your Script If You Want Me To Play The Black Best Friend; I Just Won't Do That.

Female Directors, Directors Of Color Are A Big Thing For Me, Which Are Both Important Voices And Potent Voices That Need To Be Heard. That's How I Want To Engage Myself As An Actor Going Forward.

I Turned Down A Lot Of Easier Opportunities In Order To Go For The Things That I Really And Ultimately Wanted To Do. And What's Really Nice Is That It's Starting To Work. I've Been An Actor For Coming Up On 14 Years Now And The Level Of Activity That's Taking Place Now Is A Culmination Of A Slow Cooker Approach To As Opposed To A Microwave.

I Do Think How Two People Dance With Each Other Is Indicative Of How They Feel About Each Other. It Can Tell A Lot More Than A Verbal Scene.

There Is Still A Fundamental Misunderstanding, When It Comes To Observing That When Someone Is Black And Someone Is White, Then That Difference Is Enough To Warrant The Idea That They Shouldn't Be Together. We Are So Much More Alike In Nature Than We Are Different, And My Ambition With The Roles I Choose To Do Is To Break Down That Prejudice, By Showing How Much I - As A Man - Am Just A Man.