I don't like speaking on things that I don't care about and that I'm not personally invested in.

I haven't been down to Navy Pier in such a long time. I know that's probably the touristy thing to do, but it just reminds me so much of 2000 when I was here shooting ["Hardball"].

Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor.

In terms of experience with the police, everybody got those. It's such a reality.

As human beings, why does it take somebody to feel like they're close to us for us to see their humanity? Why can't we see the humanity in people that are distant from us?

For me the movie [Fruitvale Station ] wasn't about that. The movie's about [Oscar Grant] life. And what happens on the platform is a very short part of the film. It's from Oscar's perspective. From the perspectives of the relationships that he's involved with.

[Kyle Chandler]definitely helped me out a lot, stepped up my game. Just like the volleying back and forth.