We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us..

It is important to make the best out of every generation..

Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them..

I found the people to be very kind and generous. It was unique because the crew was mainly Ugandan [filming The Last King of Scotland]. They had neve….

I went through two schools of acting but I learned more about acting from meditating and from my marshall arts teacher..

I stay true, because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character..

There's a thing you confront when you're going into something new and you come to this sort of abyss, and then you push yourself. It makes you try di….

The other night I was walking down the stairs behind one of my daughters. I was tired, and she was goofing around, you know like kids do, doing all ….

In a lot of films, they're showing more complete, developed characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The larger concern is to be able to tastefully….

I try to be like a forest: revitalizing and constantly growing..

I like to play complex characters and the duality, and trying to reach for the light, it's more interesting really. I've gotten to play so many types….

And God, God who believes in us all. And who's given me this moment, in this lifetime, that I will hopefully carry to the end of my lifetime into the….

I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to ….

It's a unique experience when you're doing an independent film where you have one person who puts up all the funds to make the film..

I could never have gone to Africa another way and had the same experience. It was my job and my joy at the same time..

On the very last day of shooting [of The Last King of Scotlang], I remember wanting to get the [Idi Amin] character out of me right away, as much as ….

Since Idi Amin was from the Sudanese section in the north of Uganda, he was darker skinned. He had more of a blue undertone. So, we did change the co….

I try to serve the character all the time; this one took a lot of work and was consuming. It's like climbing up a ladder and sometimes you're afraid ….

Things are shifting; man is evolving in many different ways. The Internet has created a portal for people to connect with each other in a way they ne….

I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying..

I was pretty much consumed by this character. Even when I was off, I was continually searching to find something else new about [Idi] Amin, and to em….