It was just expected that I would go to college. Both my parents are teachers and they tolerated acting, but I was going to go to a school of quality or bust. Which made my downshifting back to acting afterward…

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When I got to college, acting suddenly seemed like a very risky proposition and all...

When I got to college, acting suddenly seemed like a very risky proposition and all...

I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to...

I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to...

I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character...

I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character...

My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough...

My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough...

Nobody's ever asked me to pay for a meal before I've eaten it, I've never...

Nobody's ever asked me to pay for a meal before I've eaten it, I've never...

Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities, a sense of humor, a...

Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities, a sense of humor, a...

I have to laugh internally when I'm asked in interviews what nightspots I like to...

I have to laugh internally when I'm asked in interviews what nightspots I like to...

Four months of preparation and about 12 hours of shooting turned into about 30 seconds...

Four months of preparation and about 12 hours of shooting turned into about 30 seconds...

In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often...

In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often...

I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to...

I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to...

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort...

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort...

My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around...

My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around...

They told me at the end of that test that they wanted me to be...

They told me at the end of that test that they wanted me to be...

There's so much we can't express in our day-to-day interaction with people because it's considered...

There's so much we can't express in our day-to-day interaction with people because it's considered...

To be honest, I find going out pretty scary and intimidating. Got all those people...

To be honest, I find going out pretty scary and intimidating. Got all those people...

A racial community provides not only a sense of identity, that luxury of looking into...

A racial community provides not only a sense of identity, that luxury of looking into...

There'll be moments when I'm out in the prison yard, chatting with the cast and...

There'll be moments when I'm out in the prison yard, chatting with the cast and...

I feel extremely lucky, extremely grateful, and a little bittersweet, too.

I feel extremely lucky, extremely grateful, and a little bittersweet, too.

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be...

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be...

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story...

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story...