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.

The greatest lesson I've learned in life is "Who knows what's good or bad?" Things come along that you really want, and they turn out to be the worst thing in the world. And some of the worst tragedies that you can conceive turn out to be the best things, the exact medicine you need in that moment.

I'm a positive person, so I don't get bogged down with it. If you're expecting that, if you wall in that, if you practice that, then you'll attract what you fear.

It's important for us to tell our stories.

What's a celebrity anyway? Paris Hilton's a celebrity. I'm just a working actor.

[Having monologue] are talking to somebody even if it's just to yourself, convince yourself if that's what you're trying to do.

I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God.