Terrence howard

The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I've ever made was try to do things to please the audience thinking how the audience is going to respond if I do...

Every role you play is literally - and I've said this before - every single role that you play, the only way you can connect to that character is because that was a piece of you that was scattered...

My life's experiences, I've always had, my uncle used to call it antenna. I know what's going to happen oftentimes before it happened when it's involving me.

No, most of the decisions that I make with regard to taking roles, I just look for something that's challenging, something that I think I can accomplish, you know.

I've always had a natural fear of the police, or abuse of their power.

You just drop a character like this that and the other and it's done.

So I show appreciation for the little gifts that have been handed to me.

And, so yeah, I'll always want to work in independent films because you're not forced into a category or a formula.

I can't tell you if one day I'll be standing up there with an Oscar or directing, but I am going to be the best human being I possibly can.

And when I stopped doing that and started thinking about what feels natural and what feels right to me and started pleasing myself, then it became good.