As an actor, you never want to feel like a tool. You never want to feel like, "Hey, just come here, say this, stop here, look this way," and that's it. You want to have a little input.

I'm a tropical weather cruiser. I like surfing, you know. I like being on the beach.

I'm definitely a lover, but I fight when I have to - for something or someone.

As human beings, why does it take somebody to feel like they're close to us for us to see their humanity? Why can't we see the humanity in people that are distant from us?

Do as much homework as you can. Learn everybody's job and don't just settle.

Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.

You know, you can try and plan [filming] as much as you want, but you get there on game day and you get thrown a curve ball, I guess, hey, the game plan goes out the window. You've got to adapt.

Sometimes you gotta go with your first instinct. You gotta go with your gut. That's kind of how I live my life, you gotta go with your gut.

Just us as people, we're different around different people and in different environments.

I think redemption is about righting a wrong, and in that pursuit it's about trying. You can stumble, you can make mistakes, but it's about trying to do the right thing.

As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.

You can never grow when you don’t place value on time

A poem is a meteor.

They would never forget the war. The world wouldn’t let them, and neither would history.

Getting people to think about what they think, and asking them questions about it, is the best way I know how to teach.

Ive always been very comfortable in a set environment. All the collaborating going on, seeing how actors work - it all excites me.

Girls and women are most victimised in societies where boys and men are disempowered.

She was up and down—from fire and brimstone to smoke and ashes.

I think I was born an artist. But the key is that I have a mom that encouraged and supported my artistic side. She still has the stick-figure drawings framed.

The body IS a miracle, after all.

Acting is collaborative because you are working with another actor, and it's almost like a two-man juggling team. You have to really be in sync.