Nothing will ever top 'The Wire.' It was historical. It was black cinema.

'The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.

When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.

You don't see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically. It's hard for a black artist to cross over to rock music.

If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range of characters that I've been allowed to play.