When I walk out into the street or go to the toilet, I don't think of myself as being black. Of course, other people think of me as black when I walk into a pub. Obviously being black is a part of me.

Whenever there's chaos, there's ambiguity, and where there's ambiguity, there's fear. And fear gets manipulated.

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.

If you can do more, you should.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

What is it with you people? You think not getting caught in a lie is the same thing as telling the truth?

As far as art and filmmaking is concerned, I don't see there's any separation; it's just one continuous thing.

The person is being confrontational.

I don't know why it (stardom) happened-but it's kinda nice. Maybe it's because I'm someone off the streets. Maybe people relate to me.

I deal with certain things in my work because of who I am. I make work in order to make people think.

Ill never be as good an actor as I want to be....but I'll be good.

You see, I don't believe in that grabbin' and grabbin' and stuffin yourself and not givin' anythin' or puttin' it back.

I love creating images, of course, because I'm an artist.

If I hadn't made it as an actor, I might have wound up a hood.

Stardom equals freedom. It's the only equation that matters.

The camera movement should be like a cat jumping onto a table - with just enough amount of effort and that's it. That's enough.