“I want to play Martin Luther King. That is absolutely a role and a cha...” — Columbus Short Quote

I want to play Martin Luther King. That is absolutely a role and a character who is important to the landscape of the world that I really want to play.

I'm afraid of what happens if this career doesn't pan out, because I have so much invested in it that I can't turn back now.

With films, you completely immerse yourself in a character, get into who they are, live it and then release it.

The thing about addiction is you think you're getting off on people, and you're not, and the only person you're fooling is yourself.

If I want to be truthfully honest, I think, dealing with the stress of the situations that I've been going through, medicating with anything, I think, is dangerous because it becomes a crutch.

We live in such an image-heavy world that not seeing yourself in that landscape can really make it tough to feel human, to feel like you are part of the world.

Sports is part of the pop culture landscape in this country, just like music and television and movies.

I think women have the opportunity to change the landscape and change the direction of America.

I hope there is a place for me in the country landscape, but I'm not too precious about it, either.

If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I'm familiar with it and I already have a take on it.