I Have Never Made A Decision Based

Before I Was An Actor I Was A Break Dancer, One Of Those Street Performers You See. I Guess My Introduction Into The Professional World Of Performing Was A Stint As Back Up Dancer For Lionel Richie And I Performed At The Closing Ceremony At The '84 Olympics.

The Academy Awards Was An Amazing Night. I Know I Kind Of Lost My Mind A Little Bit. I Apologize For That. That Night Went So Fast I Can't Remember What I Said Or What Happened.

I Understand It All. I Can Write My Own Ticket For One Or Two Movies. But If They're Not The Right Ones, My Ticket Gets Yanked. I Understand That's How It Works, And I'm Okay With It.

There Are Roles I Want That My Agency Might Not Want Me To Do Because Of The Subject Matter Or Whatever. Or There Are Roles That People Won't Bring To Me Because They Don't Think I'll Do It. And That Is A Big Strain Because An Actor Wants To Act

I Learned That Not Only Am I A Descendant Of Slaves, But That I Am Also A Descendant Of Royalty, That There Are Politicians From The 1800s As Well As Tuskegee Airmen In My Lineage.