I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of fish moving together.

I want people to see some of their own humanity no matter who they are.

I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well.

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

If the playwright knew every little thing about his play, why bother? There must be discovery all the time, otherwise why bother to do it?

The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things.

Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It's so beyond all of those things and it's what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure.