Forest Whitaker

“When you're in a dark place, you sometimes tend to think you've been buried. Perhaps you've been planted. Bloom.”

“You have to really believe in what you're doing, be passionate enough about it so that you will put in the hours and the energy that it takes to actually sell what you're doing.”

“I don't think I've ever been a classic leading man. I've always been a character actor.”

“You can't really control what people think. You can't really control how people view you.”

“Success is a scary thing. It's a daunting thing. It's not a comfortable place.”

“My acting is a bit like a sponge. I soak up everything, from men on the bus to watching TV.”

“Peace is a product of pragmatism, of compromises, of recognizing the dignity of others.”

“You have to be confident in your ability to be able to tell the story.”

“Stereotypes are dying, but there's still a ways to go. It's a conscious effort to say, 'I'm not going to rely on that.'”

“I choose to be a happy person. I choose to be a positive person. I choose to be a loving person.”

“I try to be a person who is open to receiving things.”

“I think it's important to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel love.”

“I've always looked for characters that are interesting and flawed and complicated.”