“And I’m not sure if he [made his comments on Trayvon] because he was asked a question and he was trying to be diplomatic and neutral – that can’t happen.”

Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.

When somebody recognizes me from the film – and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film

So everyone making sure that I’m OK has turned what could’ve been a very scary, nerve-racking and lonely experience into a supportive environment.

The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.

She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.

At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I’m known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.

I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.

For everything Obama stands for and the things he’s said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing

So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

It’s a surreal experience.

And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.

I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.

My intention is to do more films.

I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.

I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security.

I was going to go to med school. My father’s dream was that all of his kids become doctors.

A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.

Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

One of my great personal triumphs is, because I stay vigilant about my health

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.

Little men are dissolved in it. If there is any gold, truth makes it shine more brightly. . . .

Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.

And yet We lost it in this daily jar and fret, And now live idle in a vague regret

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.