[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.

Sometimes when you're the good guy, you're sort of trapped. "Oh, he can't say that." And even when you're playing a real person like a Steven Biko, you're sort of stuck within those confines. So yeah, bad guys do have more fun.

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

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

I've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth.

We had a guy, a gentlemen by the name of Mr. Greenleaf who lived behind the house we were shooting [Fences], and he was like a part of the movie.He would come downstairs, and he couldn't hear well to say, "Ya'll want some coffee?"