“Every time I'm on set, I'm learning new things about myself, about the industry, about this medium. And I love that, I love learning.”

“When I was a little kid envisioning what kind of actor I was gonna be, I never imagined being a superhero. I did not see myself as a sci-fi action star. I didn't see that, it didn't exist at that time.”

“We're representing for a lot of people. This is what they see and what they learn through. If they only see the sidekick being the only person of color, then what good is that really doing?”

“Most of my best work and my most rewarding work has been on the stage.”

“Try your hardest not to root yourself in other people's opinions of your work or your characters because, as an actor, you're not going to always play the good guy.”

“There are some places and most spaces that just don't exist for us in a way that we can be free.”

“Keep moving, keep reshaping, keep redefining yourself, keep reimagining yourself, keep reinventing yourself. That's what I would say for emerging artists.”

“I wanna make the world a better place. I want to lead with love. I want to teach kids that if you put good into the world, good will come back to you.”

“I'm just taking the reigns a lot more. I've seen a lot, I've experienced a lot, and I know what I want to be a part of from a creative standpoint.”

“The intuition in you is never wrong. It has never been wrong, so never go against it.”

“This next chapter is all about saying yes to the things that I really wanna do, and realizing nobody is gonna do it for you. You gotta wake up, you gotta work on it, you gotta make it happen.”

“Hard work always pays off. It may not pay off tomorrow or in 10 years, but as long as you see it through it's gonna happen. As long as you can stay diligent.”

“My prayer is that we'll keep doing the kind of work that will inspire young creatives and then teach them the game”

"You want to have the same care, the same passion that you would, regardless of film or television."