I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste.

As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's.

When I set out to become an actor, I had set myself a standard.

The older we get the less afraid we are.

But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.