How do I transform and be believable as Krogstad in "A Doll's House" or Sir Peter Teazle in "A School for Scandal"..

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience. That really comes from my relationship with Islam because it just makes me real….

Getting to St. Mary's College was a big deal for me because that essentially led to me getting to go to NYU..

I was always sort of ahead of myself in some way, shape or form and trying to envision how to get further along and closer to fulfilling that dream o….

As a kid, you're starting to grow up and want more freedoms. But if you have people who are absorbing and adopting religious principles and teachings….

I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with [my wife] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and I just had such a strong reactio….

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility..

I think my mom gave me the borders, the - gave me a very clear understanding of what the perimeter was. And I had to find my fun within those boundar….

You are an American, so you're hurt that other American citizens have been hurt, but you end up having to shoulder the shame for something that you d….

I know there were periods of times where I didn't feel understood, and there were very few people around me that I felt like they really got me. Ther….

I had read some books on the Baha'i Faith. I had read - I was looking into Buddhism and trying to understand sort of the agnostic approach, so there ….

When you graduate is when you start to find yourself looking at the information in the audition breakdown and it says tall black African - or African….

I'm not much of cook, but I cook a mean bowl of oatmeal..

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your br….

It felt like it disrupted my rhythm in growing up. But I will say that I'm really grateful for [my mother's] own personal transition..

The freedom that I wanted as a kid would - probably would not have been good for me and not in the way in which I wanted it..

It felt, like, so far from - or far enough from the reality of things that we can enjoy it purely as entertainment. And now it feels a little bit too….

I remember after 9/11, I started - I was working quite a bit in Vancouver. And then I realized I would go to catch my flight, and it would take me li….

I've personally been on the outside sometimes. But I was - I personally was never persecuted especially in the way in which sharing my own experience….

Hold tight to the mentality of being a student, meaning hold on to curiosity and approach life as a student..

When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt like a natural thing to try out. And it just so happened ….