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..

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….

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….

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 played all four years [at St. Mary's College] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing most, but it was really in my peri….

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….

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

I think what I've learned from working on "Moonlight" is we see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves..

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….

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

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 think how strict my mother's home could be with my mom and my stepfather, there was a fluidity and freedom in my dad's existence that I enjoyed whe….

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….

I had gone to - that was my second time going to the mosque. And then at that time we met [with my wife], she was Muslim and - but was at a point whe….

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 ….

My experiences growing up - my father lived in New York, so I was going out there in the summers and meeting really interesting people and people hav….

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

I feel like [terrorism] acts are un-Islamic. So to see that happen and somebody do that in the name of God, it just - and the religion that you pract….

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….

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….

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