I love film so much. I think theatre will definitely be there for me as well, but for now I'd like to do more films.

I want to see more people of different backgrounds being cast in films. I want to see people from inner cities being discovered, because that's where you find some really brilliant artists.

I remember my manager telling me, 'Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first'. Those words were very helpful.

It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.

My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.

Let's get used to other cultures. Portray the world for what it is and you will find truth.

Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth.

I'm a London fanatic. That's my city. I love being from there, you don't appreciate it until you go out.

Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end - it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you're dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy.

Not everybody has that mentality and that's fine, but once Robert Redford leaves this earth - later rather than sooner - his legacy will go on.

I like my women very green; you know, eco-friendly.

If someone offers you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it. I know that without having learned it from anyone.

To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.

I don't think there is any end to translucence. It's an endless journey, rather like playing the violin.

One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And that's how it should be.

I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again.

And as for Mixed Mathematics, I may only make this prediction, that there cannot fail to be more kinds of them, as nature grows further disclosed.

I wanted to be an honest writer and show my ugliness as much as I showed my hopes or goodness. And that really sculpted the type of artist I've become.

The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.

My sense of Los Angeles was very New York provincial, as in 'all those people are crazy out there' (which they are), and stupid (which they're not), and immoral (it's more interesting than that).

Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe.