I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.
Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character.
A lot of times black actors get stuck in a box. They're up against a lot of limitations for the kind of films that they get approached about. It's easy to get stuck in a box and just be approached about nothing but urban films.

