The surgeries were the hardest scenes for me because it's literally balancing so many balls in the air, at the same time, and each surgery is differe….

[Theater] has always been a big focus. I have been away from it for the past few years. I want to get back to it!.

I want to shift my career back to shows like The Knick. I prefer the classic drama structure..

If I find great material, or a great character, or a great director that wants to do something on TV, or whether it's in film, or whatever it is, man….

I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with..

The horror genre is fun but I'm not sure it is quite right for me..

I personally feel like black people in America have contributed so much for so long, and haven't always gotten credit for it..

I definitely want to work with people who are artists and who are interested in being their best version of themselves..

My goal has always been to try to live up to every ounce of my potential..

I love to sing. I'm definitely not a very good singer, but when I'm in my shower I get down for sure..

People sometimes say, "What is your dream role?" I don't really have a dream role. I'll know it when I see it..

I think working on Shakespeare was a big part of my time at drama school. I'm so glad that I got to know Shakespeare and got a chance to play great p….

The policies enacted during segregation are still being felt in Birmingham..

It is that rare film [Moonlight] that comes along once in a while that catches the zeitgeist. This movie is that. I certainly have my fingers crossed….

I have worked with Tarell Alvin McCraney, who is the play Moonlight is based on. He's a company member at Steppenwolf. I have done a could of his pla….

You have to see through one's faults before you see their need..

I look at it [Moonlight] and young Alex Hibbert who plays the young Chiron gives such a beautiful performance. By the time you get to the third story….

There are so many brilliant, trained actors of color in America. If you just think about it, every year in the spring Julliard and NYU and Yale and h….

When you're playing Shakespeare, it forces you to think and feel and speak all at the same time, which really is what acting is. It expands your imag….

Working on Shakespeare and learning about Shakespeare was the big takeaway for me..

Things maybe take longer usually when it comes to TV - especially network TV. There are usually multiple levels that you have to go through in terms ….