Somebody once said to me after I'd done "Deep Impact," "What is it like to play a Black president," and I said, "I didn't play a Black president. I played a president. I just happened to be Black. There's a difference.

People say it's a movie about boxing, but... I don't agree at all. I don't think it's a movie about boxing. Boxing is like a platform. It's just a stage where this is played out.

Very often, you know, you stop walking because you say, 'Well, I'm tired of climbing this hill. I'm never going to get to the top.' And you're only two steps from the top.

I think you take a job, you owe it as much passion as the job itself demands. And most jobs demand that you be totally committed.

I can only be so long without work before I start getting antsy.

You don't know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don't have it.

I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring.