Being Free Is A State Of Mind.

When I'm In The Studio, I Write The Music, I Play The Different Instruments, I Produce It, I Arrange It, And It's A Self-indulgent Exercise. It's The Way I Make My Music. And When I'm Acting, I Get To Leave Myself Behind, Which Is A Relief. I Get To Collaborate With A Director; I Respect The Director's Medium And All The Actors And Actresses. So At The End Of The Day, It's About A Character And It's About A Director's Vision. It's A Really Good Balance For Being So Intense And Alone In My Personal Process Of Making Music.

To Let Go Of The Illusion That I'm In Control Is An Important Lesson, Because I Tend To Be A Person Who Likes To Be In Control, Not Only Of My Art But Of My Life And Things Around Me, And It Can Be Healthy Up To A Certain Point, But At The End Of The Day, We Have To Go On Faith And Learn To Let Go And Ride The Wave.

I'm Just As White As I Am Black, And I'm Just As Russian Jew As I Am West Indian.

I Mean, Look At The People We Celebrate - A Lot Of People Who Really Don't Do Anything. They Just Walk The Red Carpets And Go To All The Parties, And They're Hooked Up With The Right People, So They're Celebrities. But What For?

You Never Know Where You're Going To Find A Great Actor.