I knew that one movie could either kill my career or give birth to it. It's the same thing with Nelson. If you fail at Nelson [movie about nelson Mandela], you don't get to comeback and say, 'Well, I was trying. Let me do it again.' There are no re-takes.

There's no excuse to hit a woman... Ever. Not even in a movie role, because you might really like it. And then what?

My future's about trying to be a better man

It's just me and my guitar, and the rhythm's from there, and the poetry of life.

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.

I'm trying to make enough money where I can be financially independent and be able to go and just pursue that thing that everybody really needs, just pursue my family and the cause of my family

I just wanted to be a scientist