Courtney B. Vance

Tom Cruise is one of the most wonderful, kind, and generous men that I've ever met.

— Courtney B. Vance

When I got out of Yale Drama School, I was completely broke.

— Courtney B. Vance

Family is funny, and so it was not an unnatural thing for me, growing up, not to know anything about my dad…

— Courtney B. Vance

Ive done a lot of movies, but my favorite was Blind Faith.

— Courtney B. Vance

I love Tom Cruise. I've been a Tom Cruise fan for a long time.

— Courtney B. Vance

We have to give people dreams; we have to give people hope. In terms of government, in terms of society, that's our…

— Courtney B. Vance

We were raised in the black community not to trust the police, and I believe, in the white community, they were raised…

— Courtney B. Vance

From the outside, there's a lot of glitz. They see you on the red carpet, but they don't see what it takes…

— Courtney B. Vance

Sometimes there are four or five cameras in front of your face moving all over the place, and you have to try…

— Courtney B. Vance

I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company.

— Courtney B. Vance

Eventually, you know the rhythm of your character, of the set of the piece. It takes less energy for you to hit…

— Courtney B. Vance

Our parents didn't let us watch a lot of television growing up. We had Disney on Sunday nights, and at 8:30, they…

— Courtney B. Vance

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

I think if you just hang in there long enough and keep doing what you know is your sweet spot, I think…

— Courtney B. Vance

You learn your lines as well as you can and you go in there and go with whatever is thrown at you.…

— Courtney B. Vance

The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You're a fixer; you make things better.

— Courtney B. Vance

It's one of the roles of a lifetime to be able to play someone like Mr. Cochran who was so influential. People…

— Courtney B. Vance

I didn't know anything about acting at all. I was completely green. I got into it to meet people, to try and…

— Courtney B. Vance

My parents were all about education. My mother was a librarian - she retired after 30 years - and she made sure…

— Courtney B. Vance

Growing up, my dad and my mom were there for my sister and I.

— Courtney B. Vance

I've done a lot of movies, but my favorite was 'Blind Faith.'

— Courtney B. Vance

When actors have the opportunity to play a larger-than-life icon - my wife did it with Tina Turner, and Jamie Foxx did…

— Courtney B. Vance

When your tummy is full - even while shooting for long hours - you feel good.

— Courtney B. Vance

There's a lot going on in the Bassett-Vance household, a lot of balls in the air.

— Courtney B. Vance

It was a natural for me to end up in the theater because I'd done a lot of reading about it.

— Courtney B. Vance