I saw how, when my brother smoked reefer, it made my mother cry. He was 16 at the time. And I saw that she broke down and cried. I never wanted to hurt my mother, so I kept away from drugs.

Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive.

The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner.

You don't have to make, you know, $3 Million dollars a movie, or $20 Million dollars a movie, but if you make a living doing what you love doing, then that's success to me.

I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.

Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with.

I was never a struggling actor, for which I feel very blessed.

For me, acting was a way of releasing all of this stuff that I had inside - and a way for me to tell the stories of the people I knew, so that their spirit could live through me.

I grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, but I didn't really know I was a deprived, poverty-stricken child until the media made me aware of it.

I don't give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me.

It can always get worse.

Never be too angry beyond repairs. Anger is nothing good to be part of your tributes. Are you angry with someone? The sun is sinking, just drop it now.

Exercise and get moving to pump up your endorphins and elevate your mood. Take an adult recess.

My dad's a firefighter, so I know what it's like for policemen and firefighters to be on their own on Christmas Day.

The Bible is one story that unfolds in one book, by one author, about one subject. A story that moves from promise to fulfillment.

The Internet, and Google, and everything that goes along with that is awesome for some things, but not so awesome for other things. Because everything gets leaked nowadays.

I tried real hard to play golf, and I was so bad at it they would have to check me for ticks at the end of the round because I'd spent about half the day in the woods.

Take your dreams and the promises God has put in your heart, and every day declare that they will come to pass.

Let's put research into the hands of legitimate scientists, not pot profiteers.

I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period.

If I had to cram all my tournament experience into one sentence, I would say, Don't give up and don't let up!