I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.

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.

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic make-up, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

There's racism everywhere.

[Rose from "Fences"] couldn't just jump out there. Not just because of economic reasons but because how she was looked at in society at the time. There were a lot of factors that made you stay I guess.

Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.

Viola [Davis] is one of the great actors of her generation. She has one of these moments in the theater that I don't even know how to describe.