I walk the streets, take the train, it's real simple. Some actors create their own mythology: 'Oh, I'm so famous I can't go places, because I created….

Everything that I've gone through informs me and my opinions in a way, I guess because I am a child of segregation. I lived through it. I lived in it….

Those that have loved longest love best..

You ain't got but one life. You ought to live it the way you want..

My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass..

Anyone who tells you money can't buy happiness never had any..

What kills me is that everybody thinks I like Jazz..

I see myself as a storyteller. So, when I read something, I see the story, and I see it on screen, in my head, in a certain way. I always want to see….

If you do not have courage, you may not have the opportunity to use any of your other virtues..

Take a stand for what's right. Raise a ruckus and make a change. You may not always be popular, but you'll be part of something larger and bigger and….

We've come a long way in our thinking, but also in our moral decay. I can't imagine Dr. King watching the 'Real Housewives' or 'Jersey Shore.'.

I grew up in the South with guns everywhere and we never shot anyone. This [shooting] is about people who aren't taught the value of life..

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it..

Girl, don't make me put my foot in your ass..

The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did..

There are some movies that deserve criticism. They want people to know that it's a great dramatic accomplishment and has some great performances in i….

I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill..

Just because people don't trust people doesn't mean [they] don't like them. There are lots of paranoid people in the world. You figure out their pers….

I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treati….

I'm as serious as a heart attack..

You know me. It's my duty to please that booty..