The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.

For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but I think in some ways I was afraid to do it, and finally I just stepped up.

And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns.

When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal.

I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.

Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part.

I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera.