Fatigue, discomfort, discouragement are merely symptoms of effort.

Stage is really hard work. You've got to do it every night. Not like doing it once and walking away.

The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.

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

There's no mystery to it. Nothing more complicated than learning lines and putting on a costume.

Was I always going to be here? No I was not. I was going to be homeless at one time, a taxi driver, truck driver, or any kind of job that would get me a crust of bread. You never know what's going to happen.

So if I believe in God, and I do, it's because I think I'm God.