You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

A sociopath will do anything to win. Anything.

In 2009, Scott Rudin sent me August's [Wilson] original screenplay [Fences] and asked me what I wanted to do with it. He wanted to know if I wanted to act in it, direct it or produce it. I said, "Well, let me read it first."

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

We live in a time when people give up too easy.