Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.

I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.

This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is.

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.

I like boring black and white films with subtitles. I'm basically a drip.

You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry.