I think that humanity is at an all-time low in how we value life, especially among young Black people. We just don't really value each other's lives .

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.

I decided I would fill the emptiness in me with God and with paint.

The language of a smile is charming, mesmerizing, meaningful, and often mysterious, but everyone understands a smile better than words.

Whatever the goal, small, daily investments can bring big results.

Having inner beauty is something you develop on your own, and I like to think I have that.

I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

Boxing is what pays my bills.

I mostly just listen to my body.

Psychologists have set about describing the true nature of women with a certainty and a sense of their own infallibility rarely found in the secular world.

I just get the impression that everyone is willing me to succeed.

Alchemy is really the secret tradition of the redemption of spirit from matter.