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" If you're playing a real person, then you want to do a certain amount of research, but that's only going to be so useful to you. Each role requires a different kind of approach to get ready. "

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" When I think of Othello, I think of a poet-warrior. Let me say that again - a romantic warrior. And I think I have those qualities in common with him. "

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" I don't believe in acting teachers for me, so it's God's joke that he gave me a best friend who's an acting teacher. "

" When I first read 'Boyz,' I cried. It could have been about some kids in Warsaw, Poland. I knew it was good, but I had no idea what it would do to me. "

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" Some characters need to be more performance-orientated; some, you have to be still. "

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" I try to meditate. "

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" I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'. "

" Hiding a talent is not exclusive to any one particular group of people: young, old, black, white, Latin. It doesn't matter. It's universal. The idea that you have a gift or talent is always kind of threatening. "

" If you asked someone who was a Maori about how they felt about how they were treated in Australia or New Zealand, you'll get an answer. They'll have something to tell you. And you might not like what you hear. "

" My production company, what we are trying to do is I'm trying to create content that speaks to me, and it's not one color. It's not one size fits all. "

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" We don't really see a lot of war movies about the people that are left behind, dealing with the deaths of those who serve and the sacrifices they make. "

" The 50s are the age of elegance. That's kind of my intention when I get dressed: casual elegance. "

" I was in a movie with Marlon Brando. Now, I didn't have any scenes with Marlon Brando, but I had scenes with Martin Sheen and was around Dennis Hopper, who was a child actor in the studio system and was enamored of James Dean, as was Martin, and they were all sort of disciples of Brando. "

" I actually had the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the Supreme Court and face the justices, which was really a powerful thing for me. "

" I believe in my children. I believe in human beings. I believe in the goodness that is in human beings. I believe in many, many things that I cannot prove. I believe that there's the world of the seen and the world of the unseen. "

" It's my luck that I was born a bit of an old soul, and it's served me well. "

" I have this unshakeable faith. I believe in myself; I believe in God. "

" Philanthropic work reminds you of everyone's common humanity, and that's really the common denominator for everyone. "

" Shooting a film with seven to eight actors together is complicated sometimes because you have to cover everybody. "

" I was a child actor but not a child star. "

" I didn't want to be a big star. I wanted to be a really good actor. "

" You can't be bad when you're working with a kid. They have the instincts that all great actors have. "

" After 'Othello,' it was, like, 'I can stop acting. I have played one of the great characters in the English language. I feel I have played him well and honorably. I have nothing to prove anymore.' "

" I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I like it that way. I've intentionally tried to do it that way. I think that's what's interesting. "

" Things have become considerably better for men of colour since I was born. But I'd say that we'll be really getting somewhere when things get better for women of colour. "

" There's great theatre in New York City, but no New York City in theatre. "

" I can't remember a picture that has expressed black attitudes and personal relationships as vividly as we've done in 'Cadence.' "

" I've been around long enough now and have learned to be flexible enough to know that every movie isn't going to be 'Apocalypse Now,' and every director doesn't have to be Stanley Kubrick. "

" I think everyone is very surprised at how 'Matrix' has become the pop culture phenomenon that it is. "

" Having 50 to 60 years on the planet should give you a sense of how to master the way you look and live your life. "