There's men and women out there protecting and serving, doing it the right way, that aren't talked about.
I went to private school, but I've got family from North Carolina.
The nature of a football team means you're relying on 10 other guys. Even then, that doesn't guarantee a win.
I had a father who was active, present. There are people out there that never knew their fathers, didn't have their father's support. If I were to complain, that would be real sad. How dare I?
Football is the ultimate team sport. You're dependent on 10 other people on the field to have success on a particular play to get to the common goal, which is the win. On a set, we need everybody doing their job and pulling their weight.
I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am.
I was ignorant before I did my research of a lot of African American police officers out there who are doing their job and doing it the right way.
I wanna work with filmmakers that love, are enthusiastic about their process - about the process - about their process and the environment of inclusion and collaboration. I want the people to be able to trust me, and I wanna be able to trust them.
My father taught me how to hunt.
My mother taught me how to love.
Football players are creative when they're in the moment.
Who would I be if I complained about having a father that provided for me? Who would I be if I was complaining about having a father who loved me? That would make me a real jerk.
As my father started ascending in the business, people around me started to treat me different. Our lives changed. So that anxiety, that sort of resentment, I just funneled it through football.
Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color.
I'll never forget watching my dad perform in a Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Richard III' in New York.
I felt a little anxious/nervous representing a real person in a Spike Lee film.
I have to keep making films, getting better in my craft, and the way to do that is to work with people who know what they're doing and who can help me.
Football helped me with confidence that I needed. It gave me a sense of independence and earning my own money and my own keep. That's what it served. It gave me the strength to be able to deal with rejection, politics, hard work, and being introduced to pain and embracing what's uncomfortable.
I've been reluctant in doing press stuff - even my Instagram isn't properly managed; I manage it myself. It's kind of by design. I knew that would be what people see first.
There's a bit of me that always feels like, 'What's next? How can I get better?'
