So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida.

I"ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.

I knew what it was to be uncomfortable in a movie theater watching unfolding on the screen images of myself - not me, but black people - that were uncomfortable.

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.

I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.