Trai Byers

Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it?

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

God is building an army all over the place, in Hollywood as well. So it feels good to be a part of it.

Betrayal does so many different things to people.

There are many different forms of bipolar and the way that it expresses itself.

Someone's going to be able to take good care of my sister. She knows how to be taken care of.

Bipolar disorder is so swept under the rug as a nation and, I think especially, by black people. It's not our culture to go get therapy. 'Give them medicine for what?' We put people in court, put them in court again, versus really paying attention to what it is they are going through.

I'm an old soul. I like the Nat King Cole; Sam Cooke is my favorite singer of all time. But I'm into neo-soul; I'm into R&B. Some of the modern stuff appeals to me, but most of it comes from an older time.

When I think of Kansas, I think of family.

I have family members that are bipolar.

I've read the Bible before, a couple of times cover to cover.

In 2013, I didn't work at all, just contemplating what I needed to do, whether I was walking in my destiny or not.