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

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

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job while I was a senior in college. I signed with the William Morris Agency before I graduated.

Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.

The greatest lesson I've learned in life is "Who knows what's good or bad?" Things come along that you really want, and they turn out to be the worst thing in the world. And some of the worst tragedies that you can conceive turn out to be the best things, the exact medicine you need in that moment.