You will never see a U-Haul behind a hearse.

I walk by faith, not by sight.

The chances you take… the people you meet… the people you love...the faith that you have - that’s what’s going to define your life.

What we did [shooting "Fences"] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them as our understudies. I told them, "You have to be off book and be ready. If Viola [Davis] has to leave you have to jump in."

The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?