I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.

I like to eat sweets. When I go to a restaurant, I'll read the dessert menu before I even look at the entrees.

One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages.

Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.

It's not always about the money.

I'm kind of a private person, and sometimes it's like pulling teeth to get me to talk.

I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die.

When you are the lead in a romantic comedy, you have to worry about people really liking you.

I'm just happy to be working consistently.

I've been in a situation where I was after the money.

Sometimes the stereotypes that a lot of people have are of black men in jail or who don't take care of their kids, so I think it's always important to have that.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

Anyone can find the bad in any situation but it takes love to see the good in all things.

Even though he knew both of their hearts were taken by others, he recognized beauty when he saw it and appreciated it as any male would.

If people spend years trying to prove that you are less than it's because you are more than enough and they feel threatened. You are more than people's opinions.

What the masses want are monuments.

At my age, I'm just happy to be named the greatest living anything.

I was a psycho woman. It felt like something in me that I had no control over.

Rennie didn't quite dare to answer back, but she looked a whole book and a couple of extra chapters.

Jesus is not from Georgia. Jesus does not speak English. And Jesus is not a member of the NRA.

I think we are in a time where the youth play such a huge role. It's up to us to go the extra mile to vote and raise our voices.