Mike Epps and Michael Clark Duncan in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins David Lee/Courtesy of Universal

Working with so many comedians, how did you hold it all together and what was the most amount of takes you had to do for one scene?
Some of the actors, like James Earl Jones, just his presence demanded that everyone act like they had some sense. I know it did for me. I'm usually a fool on the set, but I picked my times, you know what I mean, because I heard his voice, [imitates low, gravelly voice] "You better stop that off there right now." Yeah, I couldn't mess with Darth Vader.

What did you think about the sex scenes? They were a little different…
Yeah. The sex scenes are always good though because people get a chance to…Sex is always involved in everything all the damn time.

In general, how do you pick your roles? What do you look for?
I look for something that I can do. I look for something that fits me, fits who I am as a character. And could I play that role?

Was this role challenging for you?
Naw. It was kind of close to who I am…on the timing, witty side of it.

Do you have any relatives who are like the character that you play?
Oh, man. I have a crazy family. My grandmother's off the hook. The kids will be crying and my grandmother will be saying, "Somebody's sleepy." Then in the next two minutes, you look over and she'd be sleeping.

What do you have coming up next?
I have a movie called Next Day Air coming out and then I have another movie called The Grand.

Are they comedies as well?
Next Day Air is like a dramedy. The Grand is, like, I wanna say a drama, but it's kind of, like, contemporary.

Who are you working with for those projects?
Mos Def, Woody Harrelson, Debbie Allen.

Do you have any particular moments that stand out from the filming of this movie?
It was just great from start to finish. It was like a damn cook-out, a real Black cook-out.

How was Louisiana?
Horrible. Man, I couldn't wait to get out of there, you know what I mean? The South, you know? The South.

Do you prefer L.A.?
It's alright. I like New York better.

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