I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black.

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I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to...

I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to...

I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my...

I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my...

Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the...

Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the...

I can remember feeling very angry, and saying no! I can do it myself! From...

I can remember feeling very angry, and saying no! I can do it myself! From...

My character had been in the chair for seven years. He had gone through his...

My character had been in the chair for seven years. He had gone through his...

It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it...

It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it...

It would be like the films I've seen where wardens would decide to be in...

It would be like the films I've seen where wardens would decide to be in...

They were very generous with me. Everybody was willing to talk about their particular accident,...

They were very generous with me. Everybody was willing to talk about their particular accident,...

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives...

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives...

They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with...

They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with...

You know the first time I sat in the chair I felt anything but up,...

You know the first time I sat in the chair I felt anything but up,...

I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.

I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.