You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.

We just had to stay out-of-the-way [in Fences]. [August Wilson] already wrote a masterpiece. And you really don't know how it's going to work until you get it in front of an audience.

I worked with Sidney Lumet years ago, and we had a long rehearsal process, and he would tape out the entire set on the stage, so I stole that from him.

I get nervous when a picture goes beyond two hours.

Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.

I'm from around Tennessee. I ran away when I was 12 years old and I ain't never looked back.

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