Some mother fuckers are always trying to ice skate up hill.
I actually take images of things and put them up around the wall and in a room. I set a room aside. It might be colors, it might be animals, or energy and words. And I'll just leave it there, so it begins to work on my subconscious when I think about the character. Which gives me some latitude to be really flexible and spontaneous but within the context of the character and the world of the character without having to think about it. Or I'll look at something or read something and let it work on my subconscious mind.
I think the key that differentiates the good actors from the mediocre ones that are still trying to come up, is that the good ones know how to listen. It's like being in a jazz band. They know how to listen to what the other musicians are playing. And where to come in and where to sit out. That's my approach to being in an ensemble cast and working with any kind of actors in a scene.
I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very much involved in theatre when I was in college.
I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty.
I think I have kind of a natural magnetism.
I think any man would be nervous if his liberty is at stake.
I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened.
I mainly buy books in my free time.
I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material!
I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.
I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun.
I have a whole other side that has yet to be seen on screen.
I had faith in the concept and the theory that all Americans are endowed with the right to a fair trial and I would be fairly judged and fairly tried.
I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'
I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.
I don't like perpetuating the stereotype of black males being drug dealers, and criminals.
I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching.
I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine.
I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.
Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.
A lot of the cats I grew up with in the South Bronx found themselves in sticky situations.
A lot of people now don't know I've been on Broadway.
I had acne late, in college. My skin used to be really flawless. Went to college, became a vegetarian, ate a lot of cheese - big mistake. Here I am trying to be healthy and I'm eating grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries every day, having mad eruptions all over my face.
I like science fiction and physics, things like that. Planets being sucked into black holes, and the various vortexes that create possibility, and what happens on the other side of the black hole. To me it's the microcosmic study of the macrocosmic universe in man, and that's why I'm attracted to it.
I think that all of us, as Americans, are due due process and have a right to a fair trial, and have a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. I think that is the American way and it's the foundation upon which this country was built.
