- [on albinism, a defect of melanin production that results in a person having little or no pigment in their skin, hair, and eyes] A lot of people don't know what it is. Some people think I'm black. Some think I'm white. Some people don't know what I am. So I try to educate people so that way they have some sort of idea what it is.
- [when asked about being sought out for a role on American Horror Story] To be honest when I got the call I never knew or heard about [American Horror Story]. I didn't seem too enthusiastic about the call. In fact I was at rehearsals for Atlanta Fashion Week, so I was really sidetracked as well. When [director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon] called me I was thinking it was a joke. [After looking up all the Emmy nominations and discovering it's a hit TV series] I called to say, "Hey, when do you need me?"
- [on his hopes to land a role on shows like "The Vampire Diaries", "True Blood", or "The Walking Dead"] I would love to play a zombie or vampire in one of the projects [but right now] I'm just really thrilled to be in the midst of all this because I'm very new, I'm very fresh in the business.
- [At first] I had a hard time accepting who I am... because I am different. I am albino, and to young people that's not the norm, and so what's not the norm we fear. I grew up getting teased and in my adult life I really started to value who I am. I knew that I had a value, a contribution to society, to my community.
- [on the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation's disapproval of those with albinism being depicted as evil in films and television shows] Having albinism I attract a lot of directors, a lot of producers. They like that because I can play the supernatural characters, the fictional characters... I look like a character, which is a good thing. For me, it's a role. You're acting.
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