You started out in theater, and when you were a student of theater student, you had a mysterious benefactor.

Did you know?

Oh, great expectations.

Uh, yeah.

I went to, uh, did a summer exchange at the British American Dramatic Academy of Baillie College in Oxford.

Um, I didn't have the money to pay for it, but one of my teachers at that time was she would come in for, ah, weekly class.

Phylicia Rashad.

Uh, people are a lot of people know from the Cosby Show.

She will come in and do a class at Howard, And so she wanted us to, you know, audition for this program.

And, you know, it was nine of us.

She got somewhere friends to pay for it.

And so my benefactor would ended up being dizzy watching time S o, you know, find out what you sound like him.

So, you know, the funny thing is, he he showed up at the New York premiere of Black Pant there, and I have never told anyone you know about that.

And, ah, you know, he comes in the back and he thinks he's sneaking in.

And Ryan Coogler, the director we're there.

And I'm like, you know, it's great to meet you big fan of your work.

I just want to tell you Thank you for paying for me to go to the accident.

He was like, Oh, you owe me money.

After black banter, you can pay me.

I just did a movie that he produced s so he got me cheap, Miss An all new episode of the Graham Norton show, Fridays at 11 on catch Up now.