I trust most people. Not producers.

Not everybody goes to movies to get their life changed.

I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.

Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.

I love comic books and I love anime.

I used to like watching Helen Mirren's early films, because she was always naked. It's titillating.

I met [ Samuel L. Jackson ] for the first time on The Today Show. He came out of an elevator. I was promoting A Mighty Wind and he was promoting something else. He said, "I hear we're going to be working together." I said, "On what?" He said, 'The Man.' I hadn't heard his name mentioned before. I made a few calls and found out he had the script and was interested. That was it.