There's always got to be room for what you might call benign corruption. Nobody blames a man who steals food to feed his starving children, but on the other hand, somebody who picks up a badge and takes an oath to serve and protect; we do expect a certain level of essential honesty.

That's what I tell young actors. "You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role."

I'm older and wiser. So and now having segued into filmmaking I'm looking at [Ridley Scott ] and what he does in an entirely different way and I have respect for what he does and how he composes shots. So that was what was completely fascinating.

Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.

Dreams without goals, are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment.

Bad guys need love too.

[Movie "Fences"] is more than holds up today. We have had a tremendous response at the screenings.