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I Was Always Writing. I Was Writing In High School Because It Was A Really Competitive School For Class Clowns; I Used To Have To Write All Of My Snaps And My Disses The Night Before And Then Act Like I Was Making It Up The Next Day.

Well I Was About To Be Expelled From School, I Had Been Arrested And A Teacher Said: "why Don't You Try Acting, Instead Of Distracting The Class? Why Don't You Use Your Comic Talent For Something More Productive?" My Maths Teacher Suggested I Do Comedy And I Decided To Have A Go. I Pursued It After That. I Was About 17.

I Really Love It, I Love Working With Directors That Are Very Collaborative And Allow Me Input. I've Done Over 75 Films, It's Just Like You're An Apprentice. You Learn So Much About Camerawork, Lenses, And I'm Always Talking About Dps And Directors And They Always Give Me Lists. I Think Pretty Soon, I'll Be Ready To Move Away From Being In Front Of The Camera.

I'm Hoping My Play Opens Up Conversations, I Hope It Makes People Question Textbooks, I Hope It Makes #oscarssowhite And #hollywoodsowhite Question Things. I Hope My Play Sparks Conversation Between Latin Kids And Latin Parents And People Start Doing Their Own Due Diligence As Well, I Think It's Everyone's Responsibility.

Some Kids Are Fine, But Often I Don't Like What I See In Child Actors. My Kids Are Young And They Are Already Showing An Interest, So I Have To Try To Discourage Them, Squash That In Them.