I can play a doctor, and I can play a thug.

I empty myself out and fill myself with the character. I would play a devil worshipper, and I would fill myself up with whatever devil worshippers believe. Then, as myself, I empty that out and become Nelsan.

When you deal with Alan Ball, you're dealing with a person who is a genius in terms of how art imitates life.

Boot camp was the first time I got a heavy dose of discipline. It was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Domestic violence is an epidemic, and yet we don't address it. Until it happens to celebrities.

Being different makes you beautiful.