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“I'm an actor, and the thing about an actor is that if you're fortunate enough and you have the ability, is you can access multiple parts of yourself. I want to grow and see how far can I stretch.”
“Eight years of steady acting training nonstop... three years in the profession. And I'm still in the apprentice mode and I'm still watching everybody and learning.”
“I like going to the matinee. I like taking my daughter there. It's just my favorite place in the world. I go there after auditions. I lived in New York City, I would go to the theater right after because it clears your mind.”
“You speak to be understood, right? And you're understood so you can be felt. And you're felt so you can get what you want.”
“When someone tries to take over a country or a culture, they destroy the art.”
“As an actor, you need to grow and experience things. What you experience in life is what is going to help you and your art.”
“So the survival of the spirit, the body and the emotions? That's the way to win in 'Lovecraft Country'.”
“I use the transition of the airport, the flying from one place to another to really let go of the -isms, and the ideas that I have as an individual and kind of adapt and begin to morph.”
“I dreamed about being Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan being my dad at some points, or him helping me play basketball.”
“We talk about America as a melting pot, where you can't turn salt into pepper. Then you got too much pepper. You need the salt. You need the paprika. You need the broth.”
“I love being uncomfortable. I love feeling very revealed. And when I watch a piece of work that I've done, I'm actually looking for that. How naked is this character? How truthful is this character? If it's truthful, there's automatically a separation.”
“That's the beauty of being an actor. You're kind of a journeyman.”
“Racism is earthbound - it's something we only do to each other here on earth. Legacy, on the other hand, is otherworldly. It pushes us forward to our future.”
“The thing about terror and why it's so interesting is that terror is there to keep us safe. But then the issue comes in: Well, how do you ever grow if you can't get past this fear? That's called suppression.”
“You keep your rent low, which takes some of the pressure off. So when I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I don't mean, 'Give me more money.' I mean 'no.'”
“I played sports, I did all that, but I was a theater kid.”
“I got a buddy named Brandon, who I boxed with for a long time, and I always think about him, or my daughter. If they look at something I've done, or they've seen me in the world and they don't recognize me, then I've done something wrong.”
“I try to do my best to differentiate each fella, each spirit, from the next one... and once it's exorcised it doesn't just go away. It becomes a part of you. So every role becomes a part of you.”
“Sadness is a privilege. To be mopey about something, that's a privilege. I did not grow up with that.”