I Trust Most People. Not Producers.

[the Man] Was A Case Where It Was A Funny Role Teamed Up With Another Actor. It's A Great Teaming. And The Role Was A Bigger Role. It Wasn't So Much That It Was A Co-starring Role. This Is Not A New Direction. I'm Not Saying, 'no. I'm Only Now Co-starring.' It Just Happens It's A Co-starring Role.

It Was Actually A Lot More Helpful To Have Calvin Hart, A Cop, As My Template. He Was Also My Technical Advisor On Shaft. This Time, I Kinda Got To Go To Jersey City With Him, And Hang Around, And Watch Him Interact With Other Cops, People In The Projects, And See What It Means To Be Him. People Call Him 'big Daddy' And He's This Larger-than-life Hero To A Lot Of People.

It Was Fun To Be In A Scene Again With [my Wife Latanya Richardson]. We Used To Do Plays Together All The Time. We Hadn't Really Worked Together Since Losing Isaiah [1995]. That Was Kind Of Early On In Both Of Our Cinematic Careers. Things Have Changed A Little Bit Since Then.

I Never Had One Beer. If I Bought A Six-pack Of Beer, I Kept Drinking Till All Six Beers Were Gone. You Have To Have That Kind Of Understanding About Yourself. I Haven't Had A Drink Now In 12 Years.

If There's An Interesting Role That Comes Up As A Great Support Role In A Decent Picture, Then I'll Do That.