What I was interested in [Fruitvale Station ] was one guy and his life and how that related to all of our lives and the fact that it ended unnecessarily and what the fallout from that was.

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.

The only thing set in stone are dumb quotes and names of dead people. Everything else is subject to change.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

Can we be clear about who we are, what we want? Can we be fully present in our truth, and communicate that? Can we understand each other?

To be willing to succeed greatly in life, is to clearly understand that massive success comes with no shortcut.

The older you get, the more you've done.

Why should the actions of the imagination not be as real as those of perception?

A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.

I like my friends because they make me feel normal, even though I'm not.

The infinite we shall do right away. The finite may take a little longer.

I was a bed wetter till very late. My mom used to hang my sheets out the window to dry, and I'd have to run home from school in order to beat the other kids to my house so they wouldn't see them.