As An Actor, You Can't

Acting Is Very Competitive. There Are Few Good Scripts Out There And The Ones That Are Good Are Very Competitive. You Look At Your Options And Often Times They're Not Too Appealing.

It's Really Nice To Be Able To Do Something That You've Never Done. I Think That's The Gift Of Being An Actor Because I Get To Play A Cop, A Racist Cop And I've Never Done That Before. It's Nice To Inhabit These Other Worlds Especially When You Get To Work With Great Actors.

I'm Not A Buddhist, Or A Card-carrying Member Of Any Religion.

If People Are Reacting To Films Based On Their Degree Of Success Or Failure, Then They're Not Really Looking At The Movie. I Don't Really Care About That. Everyone's Entitled To An Opinion, But At Least Base Your Opinion On The Merit Of The Work Itself.

Racism Was Just A Tool To Deal With Frustration And Pain And That People Are In Denial About The Way We Feel And Desperately Trying To Control Their Environment The Way Their Lives Are. And Ultimately Their Scapegoats Aren't Going To Make Them Feel Better, It's Just Going To Increase Hatred And The Problem Gets Worse And Worse.