When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist …

- Nelsan Ellis

Rihanna and makeup gets me into LaLa Land.

- Nelsan Ellis

I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything.

- Nelsan Ellis

I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.

- Nelsan Ellis

But no one told me that when you're in the military, they own you.

- Nelsan Ellis

I'd always dabbled in acting.

- Nelsan Ellis

With 'True Blood,' you don't know what to expect. You don't know how wild it's gonna get.

- Nelsan Ellis