“I didn't come up in a culture or society that looked on me as a movie ...” — Bill Duke Quote

“I didn't come up in a culture or society that looked on me as a movie star. I was the bad guy. I was fortunate enough to be cast in some roles that weren't bad, were positive.”

“You determine your reality.”

“I don't think God makes mistakes and I think that women have to not rely on men to define their worth.”

“I often play the quote-unquote bad guy, and I don't know why that is but it's just something that I've always hopefully been able to tap into. Maybe I'm harboring some deep, dark secrets that even I don't know about.”

“I love playing roles where it's not just the good guy or the bad guy.”

“If you had no real training, if you hadn't spent years and years studying a martial art, how would you kill the bad guy?”