True love can come more than once.

When it all comes down to it, life isn't about how much we get - it's about how much we share.

You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".

Don't wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.

People see truth in my films. That's what they react to, and that's what they relate to.

I realized that here's a moment for me to learn so until I learn and understand more about how types of films are done - action, sci-fi - even though I have a desire to do it, I won't go into it until I'm very clear that I can do it and that moment hasn't come yet. Maybe one day I will ready, but for now, I just enjoyed playing the character.