[My father] could see as far as he could see and my mother wanted us to go to college so it was a very real part of my life.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

There's a book called "The Sociopath Next Door." I thought most sociopaths were violent. In fact, they aren't. But almost all sociopaths want to win, no matter what.

Even though the story [Fences] is set during the 1950s, some contemporary women might have trouble understanding her decision.

I remember my mother and father arguing about light bulbs because my father thought he could save money by putting 25-watt bulbs instead of 60-watt bulbs and my mother was trying to explain to him that her children needed to learn to read so that they could go to college. He couldn't see that.

I never tell anyone what to take away from a movie.