There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind.

Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.

I don't want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.

Every day we all make mistakes ourselves, but, and we all sometimes have some...harbor some prejudices and all, but we have to know in our heart it's wrong. And we all want to remember that we are connected. And that any kind of racism is wrong.

Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.

I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.