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

Laurence Fishburne

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" It's a huge blessing to know you've done something that has affected people the way 'The Matrix' has. It's like, there's 'Star Wars,' and then there's 'The Matrix.' It's cool to be a part of that. "

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" What I continue to learn as a parent is to be mindful of the fact that I am responsible for being the parent that my children need me to be and not necessarily the parent I want to be. "

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" I can't imagine not coming back to the theater. It's where I started. "

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" I didn't have much of a childhood, but that's O.K. I have a livelihood. "

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" There's a bunch of plays that I never got to do because I was either too young or too old for the parts, like 'Slow Dance on the Killing Ground' and 'Dutchman.' For 'American Buffalo,' I was the wrong color. "

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" Anytime we're talking about Thurgood Marshall, that's a good thing, I think, because it gives us an opportunity to go back, look at the history, and recognize what his contributions were. "

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" You know, whatever happens between the two of us that's created when we come together as actors is not something I think we can explain. "

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" I have heard a lot of people talk about this grind of series television. I have not seen it yet. "

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" John Wick is not a guy that asks for help, so when he goes to somebody for help, whoever that is, you know he's a serious cat. "

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" Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' means a lot to me. "

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