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To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.

Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story.

You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.

This film is what it is. It's a campy thriller horror movie where you go and have fun. With these types of films, you can't take it too seriously. They are what they are.

I'm not going to take my shirt off in every movie.

You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry.

This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is.

There are a lot of people in this business that don't work consistently.

I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.

I've been in a situation where I was after the money.

Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.

Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.

I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do.

I'm just happy to be working consistently.

Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet.

I want to tell stories for everyone, primarily.

I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film.

I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.

I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.

I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.

You go from movies where you are wearing nice clothes and you're trying to smell good to a movie where you are in water and you are wet all day, and you are dealing with that elements, it gets rough, but it was definitely something I wanted to try.