My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye.

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My sisters are my favorite people on earth.

My sisters are my favorite people on earth.

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...

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...

People are sheepish when they approach me.

People are sheepish when they approach me.

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...

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...

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to...

I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to...

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...

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...

A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little...

A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little...

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...

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.

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...

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...

I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that...

I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that...

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 won't make a movie for money ever again.

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

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...

I'm really interested in having a studio one day and being a filmmaker.

I'm really interested in having a studio one day and being a filmmaker.

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...