Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

I was first introduced to August Wilson in the 80s when Charles Dutton did Ma Rainey and James Earl Jones and Courtney Vance did Fences. I've long considered August Wilson to be one of the five greatest playwrights in American history.

Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.

There are films that I don't like, and then someone will come up to me and say it's their favorite movie. The movies belong to the people. You make them and you put them out. For me, I love the process of making films. For me, my favorite film is always my next one.

Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.

If it ain't on a page, it ain't on a stage.