A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little more careful, and have the opportunity to be, because I have the acting career to subsidize the producing.

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To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story...

To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story...

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for...

At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for...

To be more involved and more aware is appealing to me.

To be more involved and more aware is appealing to me.

I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of...

I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of...

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

I won't make a movie for money ever again.

I won't make a movie for money ever again.

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might...

A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might...

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races...

I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races...

There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many...

There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many...

Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But...

Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But...

Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive...

Look at music: I've always loved hiphop and rap, and now there's this whole progressive...

I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested...

I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested...

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving,...

There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving,...

My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's...

My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's...

People are sheepish when they approach me.

People are sheepish when they approach me.

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or...

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or...

I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie...

I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie...

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never...

It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never...

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was...

Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was...

I've been in this business for a long time at my age, I've just turned...

I've been in this business for a long time at my age, I've just turned...