Even though the story [Fences] is set during the 1950s, some contemporary women might have trouble understanding her decision.

I've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth.

When you make a movie it's always interesting, because you end up in places you never would as a normal visitor or tourist.

[My father] could see as far as he could see and my mother wanted us to go to college so it was a very real part of my life.

You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.

You don't have to kill somebody to play a murderer. You have to read the script and interpret the character.

It's important for us to tell our stories.