“Acting is a childlike thing. To act well, you have to be childlike in ...” — Laurence Fishburne Quote

Acting is a childlike thing. To act well, you have to be childlike in order to free yourself.

I can't remember a picture that has expressed black attitudes and personal relationships as vividly as we've done in 'Cadence.'

There's great theatre in New York City, but no New York City in theatre.

The commercial I did for Kia was hilarious and unexpected, so that, I think, is also another way of signaling to the audience that there's more to me than Morpheus.

It's a huge blessing to know you've done something that has affected people the way 'The Matrix' has. It's like, there's 'Star Wars,' and then there's 'The Matrix.' It's cool to be a part of that.

The tattoo on my wrist has the letters 'ES,' which stands for 'elephant shoe.' It's something I used to say when I was younger instead of 'I love you' and it reminds me to remain childlike at times and to not take myself too seriously.

The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.

I've always tried to retain that childlike wonder.

I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.

It's inherently a part of my childhood and my development as a person and an artist, this childlike feeling knowing that something is missing but not quite knowing how to fix it. I'm always drawing on it.