I carry a lot of feminine energy as well as masculine energy, and that's the hit that people are getting. That vulnerable thing is not what we assume with black males. You get it, and then they cease to become… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
It's important for a lot of young black males to value swagger over intelligence. Swagger is important, but intelligence must come before the swagger. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
There's a lot of stuff that's not good that's touted as being good. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
I've been around long enough now and have learned to be flexible enough to know that every movie isn't going to be Apocalypse Now… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
Some characters need to be more performance-orientated; some, you have to be still. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
After 'Othello,' it was, like, 'I can stop acting. I have played one of the great characters in the English language. I feel I… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
I've been a fan of Mads since the “Casino Royale” movie. I really sat up and paid attention to him. I was like, “Who… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
Blacks have been in the position of having to rebel since day one. It's only natural. Black people are the lowest on the totem… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House,… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
It's nice to get the feedback from a theater audience. It's a gas. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
Projects don't need to be special for me to sign up, but I do need them to have something that speaks to me in… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
