You did work on NBA 2K. How was that experience?
The best part of that was working with the late, great Michael K. Williams. To make the game, it takes like six months. It’s off and on for six months. I worked with Mike probably a total of six weeks, maybe even a little bit longer — I think it might have been closer to two months — but it [was] off and on for six months..
All the stories that came out about him were true. He’s genuine, he’s compassionate, he’s giving. Probably the best experience [was] I had an audition and I couldn’t make it to LA, so I had to do it over Zoom. It was the final two people, me and this other guy. He read with me at like five in the morning because the directors were on the East Coast. He read with me and was helping with my audition.
So I learned from him no matter how many people put you on this pedestal, to still stay humble. Keep working and pay it forward because he didn’t have to do that.
How has fatherhood changed your perspective on life?
I’ve always been that type of person like a homebody. I don’t do too much. I’d be at the crib with friends, not doing too much. Having a wife and a daughter grounded me even more so. It gave me a purpose. A lot of times I feel like, in life, you go through these things where you’re constantly looking for purpose, constantly for motivation. Sometimes, you put in the wrong things. Acting is my job, it ain’t my purpose. It’s my job and I’m lucky and blessed to do it. I hope I touch some lives, but I’m not ego-driven.
