For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just…

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I've been very lucky to work on a wide variety of projects, including two long-run...

I've been very lucky to work on a wide variety of projects, including two long-run...

I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to...

I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to...

In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one...

In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one...

I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and...

I've been in California for about 15 years now. You're always in your car and...

When we are out there selling a new picture, when did it become part of...

When we are out there selling a new picture, when did it become part of...

Celebrity hits like a bomb.

Celebrity hits like a bomb.

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do...

If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do...

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental...

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental...

There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are...

There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are...

There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.

There's something so familial and intimate between a boxer and his trainer.

You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's...

You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's...

Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I...

Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I...

I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young...

I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young...

I like the gypsy aspect of this business.

I like the gypsy aspect of this business.

I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.

I never thought television would or could be a long-term commitment.