I'm not a comedian. I don't make things funny if they're not funny. I don't invent funny stuff.

I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice.

I was lucky in that when the opportunity came, I was prepared to meet it.

Someone's going to put the clothes on you, and part of being an actor is wearing costumes. Costumes tell you an awful lot about who you are, so you just, it's nothing.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle

That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's gotten what he wants.

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.