“That’s your job as the actor, to understand the human part of the character, to make it real.”

I like the blues a lot. I grew up on it.

I am going to stop calling you a white man and I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.

I don’t have to work. I could stop and never have to worry about paying the rent. I’m working for the joy of doing it.

Actors cannot work against each other. It’s totally impossible.

Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.

Give me something interesting to play and I’m happy.

People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.

The better the actor, usually the safer you feel working with.

The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit.

Acting means living, it’s all I do and all I’m good at. If I weren’t getting paid well, I would still be acting in a small troupe somewhere.

The accident was a horrible thing – but that horrible thing made Chris, at the end of his life, Superman. It’s a happy irony if there is such a thing. I’m proud to have known him.

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle.

I’m not one for blaspheming, but that one made me laugh.

Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of.

You don’t know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don’t have it.

We all have our own insecurities.

I think I’m a much better painter than an actor.

My path was to be an actor and it’s been very good to me in life. It’s broadened my horizons and given me a lot of gifts.

All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.

When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.

I’m much more proud of being a father than being an actor.

Nuclear apocalypse-who do you need? Actors are probably not top of the list. What can I do for you? I can pretend to be somebody who can grow you some nice crops.

If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.

You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.