I have a kind of respect - a worshipful attitude, even - for nature and the natural order and the cosmos and the seasons.

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.

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

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.

Acting isn't a game of "pretend." It's an exercise in being real.

You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.

I find myself, at this time in my life, no less challenged, no less plagued, no less intrigued by what I still don't know.