When you make a movie it's always interesting, because you end up in places you never would as a normal visitor or tourist.

I don't look back, no. Maybe when I'm older; people say, 'What's your favorite film?' I say, 'My next one.' I'm not interested in sitting around; I just don't, never have.

By the way, sitting with other mommies is probably the most frightening experience in the entire world. They're serious into mommy-shaming.

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

Come on, I know bad acting when I hear it.

At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" (23).

I was first introduced to August Wilson in the 80s when Charles Dutton did Ma Rainey and James Earl Jones and Courtney Vance did Fences. I've long considered August Wilson to be one of the five greatest playwrights in American history.