I'm an artist at heart.

Because of the way tech is changing, and becoming cheaper and user-friendly, it's becoming easier to make films cheaply, maintaining quality.

I mean, you know actors, we always want to do something else, something different.

You either get better, or you don't progress.

If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.

When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.

The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.

Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right.

'The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.

Nothing will ever top 'The Wire.' It was historical. It was black cinema.

When it's clear that we have a commitment to God that comes before anything else in our lives, most people will respect us even if they don't share our faith.

Some people are desperate because they don't know how to ask for His grace.

Treat your anger with the utmost respect and tenderness, for it is no other than yourself.

The thing about oppression is this: when you hold someone down, you, too, have to be there to make sure they don't move.

This is how it is with insomnia. Everything is so far away, a copy of a copy of a copy. The insomnia distance of everything, you can't touch anything and nothing can touch you.

We are not responsible for what we do; we are ignorant of our acts until we accomplish them.

People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.

My mentor said, 'Let's go do it', not 'You go do it'. How powerful when someone says, 'Let's!'

Learn to do your own thinking - don’t let other people do it for you!

I've already told you: the only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment. I know none other as sure.