As we say in the hood, I'm a stoop kid.
Cajun culture is dying.
I came out the womb dancing.
I come to work on time. I focus on my job. I bust my scenes out and everything else kind of happens from there.
If you've ever felt oppressed on any level, there's something from 'The Wire' that you can take and identify with.
I grew up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn which was an intense neighbourhood filled with different West Indian cultures.
I got picked on a lot as a kid.
I know plenty of adults who act like teenagers.
All my characters have playlists.
The Wire' is very realistic and based on real events.
I'm totally comfortable today with the success that Omar and 'The Wire' have brought me - living with that character, being recognized and remembered for that character.
My dancing came about as a way to be cool, actually. I knew early on that I was not a street kid. I didn't have the moxie, what it took to run the streets with the dudes that I grew up wanting to emulate. But I had a huge need to be accepted, so I found that I could be the party king. I did drugs really well, and I partied really well.
