I Learned To Hear Silence. That's The

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.

As I Entered This World, I Would Leave Behind The Nurturing Of My Family And My Home, But In Another Sense I Would Take Their Protection With Me. The Lessons I Had Learned, The Feelings Of Groundedness And Belonging That Have Been Woven Into My Character There, Would Be My Companions On The Journey.

We're All Imperfect, And Life Is Simply A Perpetual, Unending Struggle Against Those Imperfections.

I Was Not The Kind Of A Principal Player That Was So In Demand That Eight Or 10 Or 12 Scripts Came Per Month.

If You Apologize Because You Are Afraid, Then You Are A Child Not A Man.