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> [These are human issues. These are human stories. I think that's why 'Fences' has been able to resonate and been able to hit so many people over the years because it is just that. You can't run away from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/these-are-human-issues-these-are-human-stories-i-think-that-s-why/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

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## More by Russell Hornsby

> [Something's always better than nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/something-s-always-better-than-nothing/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [What's fun about doing a series is you get to take some time to create the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/what-s-fun-about-doing-a-series-is-you-get-to-take-some-time-to/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [As a black man, so often you grow up suppressing your emotions and sensitivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/as-a-black-man-so-often-you-grow-up-suppressing-your-emotions-and/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [My philosophy is to live below your means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/my-philosophy-is-to-live-below-your-means/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [In 'The Hate U Give,' I play Big Mav', who was incarcerated for a number of years and is raising three children. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/in-the-hate-u-give-i-play-big-mav-who-was-incarcerated-for-a-number/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [I can't fake emotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/i-can-t-fake-emotion/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [Every once in a while, we need to watch something that makes us feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/every-once-in-a-while-we-need-to-watch-something-that-makes-us-feel/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [A fence can be protective around your family - a familial fence. Then, there are the people who only know how to take, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/a-fence-can-be-protective-around-your-family-a-familial-fence-then/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [We are not apathetic in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/we-are-not-apathetic-in-this-country/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [These are human issues. These are human stories. I think that's why 'Fences' has been able to resonate and been able to hit so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/these-are-human-issues-these-are-human-stories-i-think-that-s-why/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [In a lot of work places, you work at a lot of jobs and people work more with their colleagues than with their family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/in-a-lot-of-work-places-you-work-at-a-lot-of-jobs-and-people-work/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [Kids - black kids - are forced to grow up too soon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/kids-black-kids-are-forced-to-grow-up-too-soon/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [Some people build fences to keep people out; some people build fences to keep people in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/some-people-build-fences-to-keep-people-out-some-people-build-fences/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [I mean, of course, I love sci-fi and stuff like that, but I'm not, like, a comic book crazy guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/i-mean-of-course-i-love-sci-fi-and-stuff-like-that-but-i-m-not-like-a/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

> [For me, that is the craft of acting: literally creating something from nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-hornsby/for-me-that-is-the-craft-of-acting-literally-creating-something-from/)

[Russell Hornsby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-hornsby/)

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