A film is just like a muffin. You make it. You put it on the table. One person might say, Oh, I don’t like it. One might say it’s the best muffin ever made. One might say it’s an awful muffin. It’s hard for me to say. It’s for me to make the muffin.
I’m not a film buff. I don’t watch a lot of movies.
We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.
I got on my knees and sort of communicated with the spirits. When I came out, I was in charge. I couldn’t have acted that, I couldn’t have written that.
When I did A Soldier’s Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!
I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office.
You never know how you’re going to affect people.
I and haven’t been unemployed for 20 years. I’m an exception to the rule.
The last few years I’ve been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn’t that interesting to me. Now that I’m directing, it’s all new again.
When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
You don’t know when you’re being watched. That’s one of the weird things about celebrity. It’s my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.
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.