God has blessed me with a certain amount of presence and a certain amount of charisma.

The character of the computer whiz is not one that would normally be associated with me.

Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive.

I grew up in Harlem, and the kids used to tease me. You know that song 'Bingo'? Well, they used to sing, 'V-i-n-g-o, and Vingo was his name-o.'

I spent three days with Don King, and I interviewed 45 people. I studied his speech, his mannerisms. He invited me to a couple of fights, and I watched him.

Miss Goodblatt would call on me to read. She said I had a talent. So on a whim, I auditioned for the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan.