I had the kid [on "Fences" ] who understudied me so I could stand back and think about shots so he had to learn the blocking and everything. I'd come in early sometimes, and they 'd be in there rehearsing and working on their stuff. I didn't want them to feel like, "Oh these are people who can't be touched." We're all working actors; we're all trying to get better.

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

I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God.

True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it's yours already.

We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire.

In the movie I realized, I had the luxury of getting to see how the other person feels.

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