I need to be more under control. I need to calm down a little bit so I can cut down on the little silly errors I get.

Being the number one pick was a great opportunity and meant a lot to me.

I've never been one to look at numbers or think about stuff like that. The only numbers I worry about are wins and losses-that's always been my biggest priority.

I have no clue what my stats are. Records are for after the season.

Sometimes I try to do too much.

There's no half-assing anything you do if you want to do it well.

I don't think too much about awards.

I don't ever want to be where I can't just walk into a mall and do what I want without a crowd coming up a round me.

There was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the presence of a true Mahatma, in the deepest and most profound sense of the word.

For me the prophetic has to do with mustering the courage to love, to empathize, to exercise compassion, and to be committed to justice.

Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.

The main fun of being an actor is that you get to bounce around to a lot of different worlds.

Information is a difference that makes a difference.

I really believe being a good listener is important for anybody, and particularly for somebody who wants to be a leader.

I've done quite a few big American films.

I grew up in the South with my father; blues and country, that's always been my core. But I had it in me not to do what was expected. I wanted to find my own footing.

It was [Kanye West] who spoke, and then we met and recorded some songs. After, you know what it is: we all bump like crazy.