“I actually had the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the Supreme Court and …” — Laurence Fishburne

I didn't want to be a big star. I wanted to be a really good actor.

I didn't have much of a childhood, but that's O.K. I have a livelihood.

When I first read 'Boyz,' I cried. It could have been about some kids in Warsaw, Poland. I knew it was good, but I had no idea what it would do to me.

My mother is quite a woman. She would push me, and when I got tired of her pushing, I'd say: 'Leave me alone. Don't push so much.'