Actor

America makes up its own mind about what it wants to see.

Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well.

The camera is interested in what you are thinking as opposed to just what you are doing or saying.

My family was very supportive of my acting. They didn't really have a choice because I got jobs acting before anyone could really say anything. It paid my way through college and helped my family out.

I hear music as narrative.

I had been working early in my life in films - since I was 11.

Pekerjaan akting pertama saya terjadi secara tidak sengaja ketika saya masih sangat muda. Saya duduk di kelas lima dan guru saya melihat iklan di koran dan membawa saya ke audisi setelah sekolah dan saya mendapatkan peran itu.

I like the theatre because you paint with broad strokes. To me the theatre is stretching its definition really far.

There's got to be something greater than us.

Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able to create entire landscapes with nothing.

I think that I have sold out sometimes.

It is important to keep your head up and follow what you believe is right.

I think that rap is narrative, when it's done right.