For Minority Actors, Developing Our Own Projects

You Have To Find What Makes You Stable In The Storm. Then, No Matter What's Happening Round You, No Matter What The Hype Or The Publicity, You Can Still Manage To Make Leaps In Your Work As An Artist.

There Are No Right And Wrong Ways To Work In This Business, But There Are Some Basic Common-sense Practices. Work Very, Very Hard And Always Be Prepared; Never Give Up; And Once You Get The Job, Give Them More Than They Ever Expected: - Shine!

People Don't Walk Around Thinking Of Themselves As Bad People. You're Part Of The Environment That You Grow Up In, And There Can Be Decency In That. I Always Try To Find A Little Glimmer Of That, In Anything That I Do, Because You Can Find Places Where There's Humor Or Lightness In Something That's Deep And Profound, And That Tends To Resonate More And Make People More Human. As An Actor And Performer, I Think It Resonates More With The Audience When You Do Have The Payoff.

In My College Years, I Worked As A Union Labor Organizer. I Was Just One Of The Many Workers Trying To Do My Part To Help The Community.

If You're Afraid To Live Your Life In A Glass Bubble, How Can You Do What We Do In This Industry?