The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue

It was my kingdom. And when enemies attack your kingdom, you don’t flee. You show them why it’s your kingdom.

There is but one blasphemy and that is injustice.

Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.

I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.

Folks never understand the folks they hate.

The region of the mysterious is rapidly shrinking.

Children are not simply commodities to be herded into line and trained for the jobs that white people who live in segregated neighborhoods have available.

Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

You can't change the world without a certain amount of healthy willingness to break the rules.

Not only does he hate me, and want to kill me, he no longer believes I'm human. It was less painful being strangled.