Actor

I have always, or for the most part, identified myself as a biracial person.

I'm a firm believer in the idea that there are a limited amount of human stories that we tell - there's about seven of them - and of course, there's variations on those stories, and they can take place in infinite places.

I want to make movies and pieces of television and pieces of art that crack everyone's assumptions.

We live in a gray world, and I want to tell gray stories.

I would play just about any role, male or female, in the Anton Chekov play 'The Cherry Orchard,' which I love.

I would like to invest more of my brain space in understanding the history of my city, because whenever I learn about the history of Detroit, it's always so fascinating, from a little kind of beaver-trading post to the place where automobiles were manufactured.

It was very important thousands of years ago to categorize things. I can eat that plant, I can't eat that plant. Or this tribe, not that tribe. We don't have to do that anymore - we have processed food now!

There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.

The immediacy of improvisation is intoxicating, but there's an intimacy that you get that's very different when you're doing drama.

Bill Murray is such a tremendous talent, but the world wasn't ready for 'Razor's Edge,' for something that thoughtful and with that much depth at that time in his career.

You can not have comedy unless people are behaving badly. You can't have it.

Some of the friendliest, friendliest people you're going to meet are going to be in Detroit.

At times, I can be vocal about what I think people want to hear as opposed to being vocal about what I really feel.

I don't know if people would be surprised by this or not, but I'm kind of into nutrition and weight lifting. I know I'm kind of a slender man, but the human physique fascinates me, and learning about metabolism.

When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work.

Surprise is not humor. I think that there can be a fine line there.

I'm very concerned with what's going on the news, but I would not call myself a political animal, per se. I pay more attention during election years, or if I see some topic or issue that I care about. But I would never call myself a political animal or political junkie.

There's something very simple and contemplative about 'John Wick' - what is interesting is that it looks like it was based on an Akira Kurosawa movie.

If you look at any successful skit comedy show, ever, there is that format of introducing you to the player in the beginning, and then going on to see those sketches.

I would love to play a fun character. Like, I would love to be in 'A Long Day's Journey Into Night.' I love that play. I'd play Edmond or Jamie. I don't care which.