Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor.

Every role you play is literally - and I've said this before - every single role that you play, the only way you can connect to that character is because that was a piece of you that was scattered around that yard, almost like we got caught up in some whirlwind

So I show appreciation for the little gifts that have been handed to me.

My father always said that if you want oranges, you have to go to where the oranges grow.

And, so yeah, I'll always want to work in independent films because you're not forced into a category or a formula.

The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I've ever made was try to do things to please the audience thinking how the audience is going to respond if I do this.

The difference with Cleveland is that the racial tension was not a casual taste of it. It was outlandish.