I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in blaxploitation movies. There was a much greater preponderance of work then than there is now.

But most scripts are terrible. Most projects are bad, that's just kind of the way it is. And I'm not really attracted to those.

People have always been obsessed by celebrities. There are just more outlets and opportunities to make a living exploiting that obsession nowadays.

It's important to keep the people who know you well around you. It helps center you.

You should do what you're supposed to do and hope that that ripples out.

I pray that our leaders stop pointing fingers and playing the blame game and seek a real solution for the good of the planet and all who inhabit it.

I think that it's much more important to do than to say. And you learn that a lot from your kids, who are watching you, you know?