[on Writing To Alice Walker, Author Of

If You Can Handle The Fact That People Are Going To Be Mad At You When You Do What You Think Is Right, You'll Be Alright.

Everything For Me Is Visual. That's Just How My Head Works.

Actors Have No Color. That's The Art Form.

Thank You, God, Because I Am Lucky. Also Let's Face It, It Turns Out I'm Black. And I'm Having A Career Quite Different From Lots Of People, So I Feel Doubly Lucky.

Sitting At The Table During Color Purple And Looking Up And Suddenly Realizing I Was Acting In Front Of Steven Spielberg, Was Pretty Cool. It Was Pretty Good.