“There’s a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven’t. You just do the best you can.”

I’d like to be a bigger and more knowledgeable person ten years from now than I am today. I think that for all of us as we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening, learning, keeping our minds active and open.

I’m interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

I keep working because I learn something new all the time.

An awful lot of good movies have gone unrecognized, and an awful lot of bad movies have had tremendous recognition. As long as you keep that in mind, you are never really disappointed.

Nobody knows diddly. They just think they do. And the people that think they know the most know the least.

Just trust your instincts. There’s an old saying in golf, you’ve studied the swing many times, and you practice and practice, but when you stand over the ball, you just have to trust your swing. And you trust it. And if you don’t trust it, you’ll ruin it; your brain will take over.

I’d say people get to work and start being more understanding of everybody – instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding. But get in there and get it done. Kick ass and take names. And this may be my dad talking, but don’t spend what you don’t have.

First, I blow a hole in your face; then I go back inside, and sleep like a baby… I guarantee you.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

Tomorrow is promised to no one.

We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has.

You can’t stop everything from happening. But we’ve gotten to a point where we’re certainly trying. If a car doesn’t have four hundred air bags in it, then it’s no good.

Of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body behind it.

Plagiarism is always the biggest thing in Hollywood.

You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.

Always keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form.

The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

Our best moments are not the ones I spend with you but the ones I imagine with you.

That best portion of a good man’s life— His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.

I didn’t want someone else I wanted the best version of you.

We cannot afford to lose the Negro. We have urgent need of all and more. Let us therefore turn our efforts to making the best of him.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

East or West Home is best.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.