Raising the standard of the work, not complaining about somebody not voting.
Every punch that's thrown is mine. Every punch that's caught, I catch.
If you don't fail, you're not even trying.
Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.
I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good.
I was first introduced to August Wilson in the 80s when Charles Dutton did Ma Rainey and James Earl Jones and Courtney Vance did Fences. I've long considered August Wilson to be one of the five greatest playwrights in American history.