'the Wire' Really Drew On A Lot

I Was Coming From A Theater Background. I Had An Obsession With Classic Film And Cool, Interesting, Intelligent Television. I Didn't Really Understand The Way The Mainstream Television Industry Worked. I Just Thought "the Wire Is So Good That It's Going To Be A Huge Hit, And We'll Get Awards Up The Yin-yang Forever." That's What I Thought!

If You're Going To Come At Me, Come At Me Respectfully, And I Will Respond Respectfully.

What's Interesting Is, Most Of The People Who Are Fans Of The The Wire Who Black People Or Cops... Most Of The People In The Industry Are The Crew: Writers, Actors And Directors. And So They Understand What It Is That We Do, So They Think, "wow, What A Incredible Group Of Amazing Actors." It's Funny, I Think There Are A Couple Of Reasons Why We Have Never Gotten Any Nomination For Anything Except For Writing.

The African American Community Is So Under-served In The Entertainment Industry.

Notes Are Tricky In An Audition, Because I Find, More Often Than Not, My Instinct Is Right. If They Have A Preconceived Notion About The Role And It Goes Against My Instinct, Unless It Makes Sense To Me, It Often Throws Off What I'm Trying To Do. Though Sometimes They Have An Insight That I Don't Because They've Been Living With The Script. I Don't Have One Feeling Or Another About Notes, But It Is Always A Little Bit Of A Red Alert When I Get One In An Audition.