Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.
The surest way to lose at any endeavor is to quit.
As long as you feel like a victim, you are one.
That's your job as the actor, to understand the human part of the character, to make it real.
I don't remember what my favourite comedy film is - truthfully! I saw Borat and I thought I was not going to be able to get out of the theatre because I was in so much pain from the laughter.
Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.
I don't get off on romantic parts. But I often think if I had had my dental work done early on, well, maybe.
I'm happy that I have my family, and I'm happy that I had Virginia, where I grew up, to retreat to any time I felt overwhelmed. Whenever there were times when I felt like the rug was being pulled out from under me and I was floating in this crazy space, I would stop and go back to that neighborhood and realize nothing's changed, really.
In Harlem, for instance, all of the stores are owned by white people, all of the buildings are owned by white people. The black people are just there - paying rent, buying the groceries; but they don't own the stores, clothing stores, food stores, any kind of stores; don't even own the homes that they live in. They are all owned by outsiders, and for these run-down apartment dwellings, the black man in Harlem pays more money than the man down in the rich Park Avenue section.
It took us five hours to reach Tokyo, but I was really happy. I kept talking about myself, and didn't hear anything about Nana. But now that I know you better; I know you wouldn't say anything.
Don't be different. Different scares people. People won't spend their money on different. They will, however, pay a premium for unique.