I was a surrogate for Obama; I helped fundraise. I’m still a supporter.

I have my own dance and production companies, and acting is my creative outlet. It’s what I’m passionate about. I’ve actually created a lifestyle where I could act for free. I could get a job to pay the bills and act on the weekends to make me smile.

I’m still an athlete, I’m still a stockbroker, I’m still an actor. I think of it as more of an opening of new doors than an actual transition. I enjoy all of those things, which is why they remain a part of my life.

Politics doesn’t matter, policy does.

The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, ‘Mr. 3000’ for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work.

Don’t get bogged down with all the details of how it’s going to come together. Just do the dishes. And watch the momentum build.

Don't get bogged down with all the details of how it's going to come together. Just do the dishes. And watch the momentum build.

Politics doesn't matter, policy does.

The books we read change over the years as new books come out and they change over the grades. Books we are reading in fifth and sixth grade now may have been seventh and eighth grade books in the past, or the other way around.

My mother and father instilled in me a sense of purpose not defined by today's street obsession with bling, cars or cribs.