I was very academically inclined. But my inner life was in such turmoil. I'd go home and my home life was so miserable that it just felt like I was d….

I studied acting for five years. I quit college at that point. You know, I go hard. When I know I'm supposed to go in a direction, I'm fully committe….

Even though the neighborhood I grew up in had some unhealthy elements, there was a caring there where you knew that you didn't want to get caught doi….

Why don't you just ease up a little bit, just be professional. Maybe you're over-investing - maybe you're caring a little too much..

To call the police is a really big deal because you don't snitch - that's the culture you grow up in..

This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry - which was ver….

I loved to write; in my late teens I had a 'zine. But it wasn't until I went back to school, later on in my 20s, that I actually saw that I had writi….

In terms of having to uphold something, I don't need any added pressure. I need to be free in the work..

My own perception of cops was that they came into your neighborhood, they roughed up people that you loved for no reason and took them away. As a chi….

I realized that there was something internal that I could gain from pursuing this career as an actor. However, once I got into the business I just re….

It's hard to get money to support your [non-profit] organization if you have no evidence. It's very much like the acting business: You need an agent ….