This is your first time acting in a major film--how has it changed your life?

(Darnell): "Being in a movie has changed my life a lot. I never thought in my dreams, I would have starred in a movie. Sometimes I don't realize how amazing it is until I see the expression on people's faces when I say it. It has changed my life, in my house because my family tries their hardest to get me to pursue this talent that I tend to forget about. I was a joker at twelve, literally. I would play a lot to make people laugh. My way of doing this was reciting lines from movies. I guess it was just my calling that I didn't know could get me this far."

What are some things you do now that you didn't do before the movie?

(Darnell): "The movie made me realize all the hard work that goes into making them. I was always one on the outside looking in, and I admit, I was very impressionable. After being in a movie, I rarely find myself saying that a movie is horrible. I do this because I know the hard work of not only the actors, but the directors, the writers, community people, the grip guys and all the people in the ending credits that are forgotten but had a big part to do with the movie. I guess I just respect the guys not getting all the shine for their part as well."

Tell us more about your character "Gavin" in the movie Labou.

(Darnell): "Gavin was basically the opposite of me when I was twelve. I guess my squeaky voice and square head just sold Sheri and Greg at the auditions. He always had an textbook answer for problems. He was very much his mother's child. He had no problem defending himself, with words of course. He was just your average middle school geek that was often in debates because its what geeks do."

What was it like to work with fellow actors Bryan James Kitto, who plays "The Toddster," and Marissa Cuevas, who plays "Emily?"

(Darnell): "Both are really good actors, I wouldn't mind working with them again. They were more experienced than me, so the first day on set I kind of looked at them like: 'Whoa--what am I suppose to be doing!!!' Marissa is not as bossy as Emily, but other than that, Emily was tailor made for her. Bryan is nothing of a Toddster--he's just your cool, average lacrosse player."

Your family's home was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina--where did your family go after the storm and how are they today?

(Darnell): "On the last day of shooting, hurricane Katrina hit and we packed about 3 days of clothes. I also had to take my PS2, of course my worldly possession at the time. Then, we headed to Plano, TX by my cousins. After the storm, my family basically was all over the place. Some of my family stayed in Plano including me, my mother, brother and sister. While my father moved back to go to work. Everyone's fine, we don't see much of each other like we used to before Katrina. It's weird because for every holiday and any occasions or celebrations, we were always together."

What was it like coming back to New Orleans to finish shooting the movie?

(Darnell): "It was a happy, but weird feeling. One weird feeling was seeing the city that I grew up in gone. Trying to be focus was an issue because honestly other things were on my mind when I got back. My father was in a trailer on our lawn. My house was gutted out and all my childhood memories were just the ones I kept in my head. I was happy I could get the opportunity to finish the film because for it to end on that note would've been a heart breaker. Another weird feeling was the maturity level that I obtained in just those few months, I left then came back. I felt like a new person, and to come back and shoot a movie at an older age was a bit difficult with it being my first movie in the first place."

Now that the film is finished, where can we watch it?

(Darnell): "I believe you can go to Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, and Target to get them. You can also rent it on Netflix or at Blockbuster. The film won several kids festivals too!"

Besides basketball, what else do you do in your spare time?

(Darnell): "I recite lines from every movie I've seen in my life. I am known for this at school. I can sit at home all day and learn lines from any movie I watch. That's just me. I guess it's because my family recited lines from movies all day when I was younger and even now, it made me want to join in the game. Guess I got really good at it."

What would you like to be doing in 5 years?

"I want to be alive and happy. College is usually the plan, but I just really wish I could be acting in someone's movie or playing on someone's basketball court. Either is fine with me."