working with eddy murphy and jim carey and jamie fox. before i got type cast as the fat funny guy. i took a stance, like let me create my future in hollywood. if they are not going to create and write dramatic roles for me i'm going to do that on my own. and i did. and my management and agent team, we sought out specific shows and movies. like "huddle and slow" and shows like "the shield" and "law and order". and the stars were aligned and i send ended up getting what we went after and that opened up the doors for me. and you know, a lot of people a asked me is it hard for me to stay focused and keep a straight face when i'm working with a martin scorcesi and working on shows like "the shield"? the big part was me getting the chance to do that. they see you do one thing one way and that is all they see you as. i didn't want that to happen. >> how important is it for you to have the wider fan bass? i mean how is it to keep a foot in both communities? >> if you want to stick around, i believe it is things that you have to do. you don't want to get stuck in a certain genre of film and