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.

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

I'm a parent. I think we're responsible for the problems that young people have. I believe that. I don't blame them for any of it. I blame us for what we haven't done as mothers and fathers, not sticking together as a unit.

I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.

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