I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten ridiculous offers.
I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.
If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it you just feel that...
The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.