It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.

[Russel Crowe] has been through a lot and had a lot of success. No one knew who he was when I worked with him 12 years ago. He's just come off a great film in Australia- Romper Stomper - and so it was good to see him again. Obviously, I'd seen him since.

What we did [shooting "Fences"] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them as our understudies. I told them, "You have to be off book and be ready. If Viola [Davis] has to leave you have to jump in."

Even though the story [Fences] is set during the 1950s, some contemporary women might have trouble understanding her decision.

Don't get all sentimental on me, Makes me think I'm gonna die.

Denzel Washington: I like the collaboration, I like seeing people do well, so I really plan to direct the rest of my days.

Acting, it's not my life, my children and my family, that's life. I'll get up every morning, God willing, for that.