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I grew up in a semi-slum area in Gavipuram, Guttahalli.

I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.

I'm from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus - on the margins of that, actually.

I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

I got started in Oklahoma. That's where I was born. Population down there is one-third Indians, one-third Negroes and one-third white people.

I represent nine sovereign Sioux tribes. In South Dakota, some of the tribes are in the most remote, rural areas of the country. They lack essential infrastructure. Some communities don't even have clean drinking water.

If people associate me with a region, that's fine with me.

There's a chunk of myself in every part I play.

Johannesburg is weird, because half of it is like Los Angeles. It feels like just wealthy parts of L.A. But half of it is severe slummy, something like Rio De Janiero or something. So it's kind of weird, because it's both happening at the same time.

Tollywood has a special place in my heart because Telugu is my mother tongue, and when I sing in the language, my mom feels really happy.