I get up early, go to bed late, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. And I pray a lot. — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
I remember I was up for the role of Jim in 'Huck Finn,' and because I went to Harvard and Yale, they didn't think I would be able to play a slave. I said, 'Oh, please.' I had to go… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
Tom Cruise is one of the most wonderful, kind, and generous men that I've ever met. — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
Family is funny, and so it was not an unnatural thing for me, growing up, not to know anything about my dad or about… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
We have to give people dreams; we have to give people hope. In terms of government, in terms of society, that's our goal. You… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
We were raised in the black community not to trust the police, and I believe, in the white community, they were raised to actually… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
From the outside, there's a lot of glitz. They see you on the red carpet, but they don't see what it takes to get… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
Sometimes there are four or five cameras in front of your face moving all over the place, and you have to try to see… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company. — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
Eventually, you know the rhythm of your character, of the set of the piece. It takes less energy for you to hit that point,… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
Our parents didn't let us watch a lot of television growing up. We had Disney on Sunday nights, and at 8:30, they were like,… — Courtney B. Vance Copy Share Image
