As an actor, your main goal is to tell the truth.

We look for meaning and purpose; children bring that.

To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that's why I became a writer.

I think that all actors find they go down and then they come back up if you work on your craft. They come back up to the top and then they go back down and they come back up and they go back down.

A big part of me just lets everything go.

There have been many times when I've auditioned and I've actually won a different role in the same film.

You don't take on anything unless there's fear.

There are so many things that go into casting that you just never know.

If you're afraid of something, you definitely have to try to tackle it.

Most Americans take their freedom very seriously, but they don't realize that not everyone is free.

If you're good, you'll be recognized. Because people, even if they're prejudiced, are going to want the best. You just have to make being the best your goal in life.

Chess is not just a game. It is a way of life.

Protesting is never a disturbance of the peace. Corruption, injustice, war and intimidation are disturbances of the peace.

Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. 'The client made me do this.' 'The city made me do this.' 'Oh, the budget.' I don't believe that anymore.

A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work.

I grew up in Detroit. I grew up in an environment where you were supposed to be Democrat, where they told you that Republicans were evil people and that they were racist.

A nation will not be moved by timid methods.

It’s better to succeed against daunting odds than settle for a fantasy and get nowhere.

If there were ever two sentences that you will not respond well to, 'Don't move. There's a snake behind your foot,' is it.

White women are a problem, that's, you know - we all live with that.