Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn’t matter how good you are.
One good thing about acting in film is that it’s good therapy.
I’ve been fortunate. I don’t pick scripts. Scripts pick me.
I am not going to bury my son! My son is going to bury me!
There’s racism everywhere.
In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.
My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.
I’ve always felt protected. That’s the God’s honest truth.
I have a new respect for filmmakers, that’s for sure, ’cause it’s not easy. If I’m allowed to, I’ll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.
I get nervous when a picture goes beyond two hours.
Every punch that’s thrown is mine. Every punch that’s caught, I catch...
I played Othello, but I didn’t sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn’t do me any good.
Money doesn’t buy happiness. Some people say it’s a heck of a down payment, though.
I work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation.
We live in a time when people give up too easily.
Don’t get all sentimental on me, Makes me think I’m gonna die.
Bad guys need love too.
What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there’s probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It’s not you. It’s them. And a lot of times, its about something that’s completely out of their control.
I walk by faith, not by sight.
If I am a cup maker, I’m interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.