I try not to think about that [getting Oscar] ahead of time. You just try to do the best work you can, and then you get the movie out there, and we've been hearing good things. But you never know, you don't want to get too high, and you don't want to get too low.

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?

People tend to relax when they're off camera. That's when they should be working the hardest.

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

I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy.