The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.

The biggest thing people tell me is that I'll be jaded real soon and that the allure of filmmaking will lose its magic. Not necessarily the fame, but that special thing you create onscreen.

I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

Denzel Washington is someone I look up to.

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.

Things stayed peaceful in there, even as the crashing vehicles and the cries of the injured and dying reached a crescendo outside. "I fry mine in butter!" indeed.

There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern.

The secret of discipline is motivation. When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself.

Talking to the parents of older kids was helpful for me, since parents of kids the same age as yours won't admit how horrible their children are.

I understand it all. I can write my own ticket for one or two movies. But if they're not the right ones, my ticket gets yanked. I understand that's how it works, and I'm okay with it.

It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of a piece.

It was a hobbit hole, and that means comfort

Don't kid yourself; the guy who's onstage in ripped-up jeans is wearing as much a costume as I am.

So much of our culture is bought and manufactured - not to say great art can't come out of that. Some art is really amazing that is manufactured and sold, like action movies and stuff.