I like to think that I've grown as an actor and things have changed, and I think so.

I just want to go for it. In every aspect of my life and careers, I just want to give it all I have.

With kiting, you have to land a trick, and in that instant you know whether you won or lost - I knew I could become the best in the world if I trained

I grew up in the indie world and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.

I want to work hard, and when good roles come along I don't want to pass them up.

You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.

I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day, ' and I loved it.

I'm a huge fan of the first 'Independence Day.' It is amazing. When it came out in 1995, just how explosive and big it was... I loved it.

Always lust for the best, because life is too short to be an ordinary.

I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. He's incredible. He's got a lot of hard-earned experience.

The more natural, the better.

The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

With Jesus we have 100 percent security, and no one can ever breach the parameters of His love.

Strong currents drag many stones and bushes along with them, strong intellects many dense and muddled minds.

I don't read books, but I have friends who do.

Ajamu Baraka is very inspirational.

Not only does political coverage often lose the signal—it frequently accentuates the noise.

Compared with the awesome might and eternal power of the ocean, no human being can fail to be reminded of their own insignificance.