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I have a new respect for film...

I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.

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[Russel Crowe] has been throu...

[Russel Crowe] has been through a lot and had a lot of success. No one knew who he was when I worked with him 12 years ago. He's just come off a great film in Australia- Romper Stomper - and so it was good to see him again. Obviously, I'd seen him since.

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[Black people] come into the ...

[Black people] come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against.

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I called Scott Rudin, and I t...

I called Scott Rudin, and I told him I wanted to do the play [Fences], so that's how the ball got rolling. I never said, "I'll do the play, and the next year I'll do the film, I just wanted to do the play."

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That's where you can find thi...

That's where you can find things and modulate your performance and give the other actors something fresh to respond to. We've probably all worked with actors who when it's suddenly your close up, they get sleepy. I don't like that. It's selfish acting, and I won't tolerate it.

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In 2009, Scott Rudin sent me ...

In 2009, Scott Rudin sent me August's [Wilson] original screenplay [Fences] and asked me what I wanted to do with it. He wanted to know if I wanted to act in it, direct it or produce it. I said, "Well, let me read it first."

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Years ago, even prior to 9/11...

Years ago, even prior to 9/11, I did a movie called "The Siege." I did a lot of research with the FBI and the CIA. And I was amazed at that time (I guess we might all know it now) how little information they shared with each other. So after that, I'm not surprised by anything.

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I always say the time to worr...

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go.

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I think that if there can be ...

I think that if there can be considered racism it's to do with the lack of opportunities for writers and producers and the people behind the camera.

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[My father] could see as far ...

[My father] could see as far as he could see and my mother wanted us to go to college so it was a very real part of my life.

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People have said to me for a ...

People have said to me for a long time, "Man you're funny." I say, "Well, I'm quick," but being funny on purpose, take after take - that's why I said for me it was new territory, and so by improvising something might come out that might be good. And it's film, so they can cut it if it isn't.

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I'm not afraid to upset peopl...

I'm not afraid to upset people. But I am not as upset because I understand what I'm up against.

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We've all had some level of i...

We've all had some level of injustice, whether 20 years in prison, or 20 minutes sitting in your car waiting for a police officer to determine your future. Or even a few moments in an elevator with some woman clutching her purse thinking you're going to rob her ? regardless of celebrity, that has happened to me.

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I read a ton of scripts. I re...

I read a ton of scripts. I read a lot of scripts, and you read one, and first of all, you felt like you read it in 14 minutes, because you're turning the pages so fast you can't wait to see what's going to happen.

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[Having monologue] are talkin...

[Having monologue] are talking to somebody even if it's just to yourself, convince yourself if that's what you're trying to do.

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It's strictly business. If I ...

It's strictly business. If I loan you $25 million, I want my money back. I don't want to hear about the social impact. That's great for you, but now I'm $25 million in the hole, so next time you come to ask me.

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There's things that I can do ...

There's things that I can do as an actor that I couldn't do in any other form of life and I've got a strange personality. But film requires strange people, so I've got a nice comfy home.

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When people say "What do you ...

When people say "What do you want people to get from this movie?" I say, "Well, it depends on what they bring to it." I don't try to decide what people should get from it or why. I don't do a part for those kinds of reasons.

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I get nervous when a picture ...

I get nervous when a picture goes beyond two hours.

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[Saniyya Sidney] was very ser...

[Saniyya Sidney] was very serious about her work and her craft, and she wanted to be good, and she wanted to work on it. So I said, "Ok." It was as simple as that. She was just right. She just has it.

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