I can only control what I do. I can try to suggest and be open, but trust is the key.
I had to work from a young age.
I feel that we have come a long way as American people, and we have to start looking at ourselves as human beings.
I can fish from a stick and a string.
Cable was a blessing for me. Thank god, I’ve done a show that’s going to be iconic. So, if I screw up, it’s all right because I already have something that’s going to be iconic.
I love the smell of fried chicken.
After ‘Breaking Bad,’ people are very frightened of who I am. They back away from me on the street.
I always wanted to be a boy scout but was too poor. Couldn’t do it.
I like to always wash the slate clean, and reinvigorate my spirit to be connected to the characters that I am doing. I am finding new ways to allow myself to soar beyond the parameters of what the writers have written. My key is to commit, and love your character.
I came from a divorced mother and father, obviously mixed race.
I believe acting is very physical, and when you have to fight or do those kinds of things, it takes a lot of respect not to allow yourself to go off and hurt yourself or someone else.
It feels amazing to work with writers that write really well.
I first felt successful when I was 13 and in a show called Seesaw. I came offstage and heard the applause of the theater audience and felt a sense of accomplishment. Around that time my role model for success was Burt Lancaster. He was one of the first ac.
I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member of the humanity of man, being a member of the family of the divine.
It’s certain that the death of an actor can be on a television screen playing the same thing every week.
Well, with each character that I play in my life as an actor, I try to figure out how to find the challenge.
If I can look at each character that I am given and create them in a different way from the last role, I’m happy.
There is a price to pay for most of our actions. For every action, there is a reaction.
To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon.
I’m not someone who is a fan of a lot of violence.