“Jesse Eisenberg, this little nebbishy guy, as Lex Luthor? For me, that...” — Laurence Fishburne Quote

Jesse Eisenberg, this little nebbishy guy, as Lex Luthor? For me, that's a genius move.

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.

Do mainstream crowds want to watch a movie about good things happening in black neighborhoods? Do black audiences want to see a little girl doing something in a white world?

The 50s are the age of elegance. That's kind of my intention when I get dressed: casual elegance.

I was in a movie with Marlon Brando. Now, I didn't have any scenes with Marlon Brando, but I had scenes with Martin Sheen and was around Dennis Hopper, who was a child actor in the studio system and was enamored of James Dean, as was Martin, and they were all sort of disciples of Brando.

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

Genius must be born, and never can be taught.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

I am no genius; I just worked hard like my other teammates, and I believe all my teammates can win the title as they work hard, too.

I'm a bordering genius.