My dad was an army cook, so I sort of come from that. But, working on 'Westworld,' a lot of the guys who I'm rolling up in there with, they're actually ex-military people.

Honestly, I had a very realistic, probably pessimistic outlook at the beginning of my career post-graduation of drama school. In general, I would see black women, usually older, playing a certain archetype on procedural shows. I thought, 'Okay, that's what I have to look forward to.'

I'm humble, because I live quite humbly.

If and when I do get recognized, it's because of 'Get Out.'

I come from a very dysfunctional family, so I was comfortable in misery. So I would create more misery for myself because I didn't know anything else.

Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me.

I mean, '8½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity."

I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.