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.

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

I didn't want to audition the kids so much; I just wanted to talk to them because I like seeing how they are because their mothers usually mess them up with practice. So, I'd rather talk to them and see how they respond. I just throw things at them and see how they can hit the ball back, and Saniyya Sidney was good.

I try not to think about that [getting Oscar] ahead of time. You just try to do the best work you can, and then you get the movie out there, and we've been hearing good things. But you never know, you don't want to get too high, and you don't want to get too low.

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

[Fences] is just a great play to bring to the screen.