Just from him doing the things that he knew how to do, moment to moment -- it's not some mythic figure. It's just a common, everyday man. And I think that's what people are connecting to.

I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by something.

We believe that it really celebrates the definition of what an ensemble is all about. I mean there's 74 of us.

I've never been a part of a film before that offers such a platform into real issues, that raises social awareness and has the potential to change things.

The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are different things you're called on to do. You're not digging deep for Basher Tarr like I was for Paul Rusesabagina, but at the end of the day it's still all make-believe and you still are trying as realistically as you can to depict these characters.

So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.