"I get criticized for taking roles in films like 'Ghost Rider 2', but if you look at my resume, dude, I've mixed it up as much as I can."

"White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change."

"It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing?"

"The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always."

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."

"The distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"It is a essential truth that strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground."

"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for."