so, i was like, "okay, i have to figure out how to make money." >> jimmy: duke ellington can't act. [moe. electrical engineering, that sounds like i could be -- >> jimmy: no, electrical engineering? >> i am so not wired mathematically. >> jimmy: oh, me neither. no, no, no. that's tricky. >> well, i found that out when i failed pre-calculus. >> jimmy: you didn't make it to regular calculus. >> no. pre-calc, and i had, like, four tutors. i was like, "i just -- i'm not getting it." so, i failed. then, my dad was like, "you need to do what you were born to do, and that's act." so then, i went back to howard university. >> jimmy: then you just killed it -- >> but, when i went back -- at that point, after falling flat on my face, and you know, electrical engineering. i was like, "okay. this is what i want to do." and when i went for acting, i went gung ho. nothing could stop me. >> jimmy: gosh. well, thank god you did. because here you are now. and you're fantastic. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love you. we love you so much. "person of interest." >> yes. >> jimmy: very