Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

Just stick with your kids. There's no set of rules on how to be a parent. No handbook. Just hang around your kids and ask them a lot of questions. You have to stay involved in your children's lives and monitor everything they're doing whether they like it or not. You're not in the job of making them like it. You're there to protect them in a world that can be troubling.

For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.

[Movie "Fences"] is more than holds up today. We have had a tremendous response at the screenings.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

I had the kid [on "Fences" ] who understudied me so I could stand back and think about shots so he had to learn the blocking and everything. I'd come in early sometimes, and they 'd be in there rehearsing and working on their stuff. I didn't want them to feel like, "Oh these are people who can't be touched." We're all working actors; we're all trying to get better.