Not Everything's Made To Win An Academy

When I Saw The Script [of The Man], I Saw The Character And Knew I Could Do The Character. It's A Relationship Movie, Which Is Also What I Love To Do. That's What Attracts Me To Projects.

I'm A Good Son, A Good Father, A Good Husband - I've Been Married To The Same Woman For 30 Years. I'm A Good Friend. I Finished College, I Have My Education, I Donate Money Anonymously. So When People Criticize The Kind Of Characters That I Play On Screen, I Go, 'you Know, That's Part Of History.'

When The Riots Happened In L.a., They Didn't Go To Beverly Hills To Trash Rodeo Drive. They Trashed Their Own Neighborhoods. It's One Of Those Tragedies That We Always See In Riot Situations, Where The Only Thing That They Can Lash Out Against Is The Stuff That's Right There In Their Own Communities. They Destroy The Very Things That Help Them Survive In Their Own Community. There Is A Level Of Futility In That.

Jackson Doesn't Bother To Read The Scripts Anymore. He Just Checks To Make Sure He Has One Loud Scene Where He Gets To Shout, Then Cashes The Paycheck.

Take A Stand For What's Right. Raise A Ruckus And Make A Change. You May Not Always Be Popular, But You'll Be Part Of Something Larger And Bigger And Greater Than Yourself. Besides, Making History Is Extremely Cool.