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

The line between being a nurturing parent and an over-bearing, damaging parent is one that's very delicate.

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.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

The reason why things work is because of love.

You're a master on blues piano. The real deal.

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