“I don’t know what my favorite film of mine is but I think the most important film I was in was ‘Glory’.”

You can’t take credit for talent; you can only take credit for using it.

“Invictus” was more a parable in terms of what is possible in life.

Studies have shown kids have a greater chance for lifelong success if they know how to read by the third grade.

You are never too old to have a revelation.

There is tangible fear in the unknown, but we can all do our part and take steps to help.

I’ve learned that with all the advantages that come with being a grown up comes responsibility. Responsibility to be true to yourself, responsibility to honor those who came before you and responsibility to those who will come after you.

Write something insightful. Say Morgan Freeman said it. Win at internet.

Audiences believe what you believe. It’s a matter of believing yourself. If I believe me, then you’ve got no choice. None at all.

So if I believe in God, and I do, it’s because I think I’m God.

When you have made your choice, it is providence that is your guide. Good, bad, or indifferent. Your fate lies in that.

Just that working with Clint again is like coming home.

Proud to live in a world where someone who looks like me can be president.

Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.

We all have a part to play in the story of change.

Life often can feel like shifting sands, but if we choose to pivot with it, there is a revelation that we are not the same people we used to be.

The trick to any profession is making it look easy.

My favorite thing in the world is telling stories, and most of what I do is telling stories through music.

Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we’re quoting.

Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we’re quoting.

Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.

You fit me better than my favorite sweater.

My conversations with my mom have always been and will always be some of my favorite memories.

All my favorite artists and fashion icons and models are from the Nineties. Everybody was just so fearless.

I probably have a hundred dresses from over the years. I just can’t seem to let go of my favorites!