I've always been a sucker for attention.

I speak to my agent about great roles, and he's like, 'They are all going to Will Smith.

As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I want you to do this this way, you know when he gets to the editing room he has a reason for it. Its like watching a masterpiece.

I have never made a decision based on race and never will.

There are roles I want that my agency might not want me to do because of the subject matter or whatever. Or there are roles that people won't bring to me because they don't think I'll do it. And that is a big strain because an actor wants to act

I've always been a sucker for attention.

I worked so much when my first son was born that I missed a lot.