When my daughter was born, I called her Ella Bella Mandela, because she was born the day after Mandela was released from prison.

It was a wonderful experience to live the life for a year; to spend all day doing Shakespeare and then do a play in the evening.

I found that golf saved me from going to the pub every day, so instead, I play golf with other unemployed actors. I'm a member of the Stage Golfing Society, and I play golf with all sorts of people.

When Nelson Mandela after 27 years in prison came to Detroit and we were there to welcome him, what did Nelson Mandela do when he found out that Rosa Parks was in the stands? ... He led a chant, 'Rosa Parks, Rosa Parks, Rosa Parks.' That made us realize that this is an international phenomenon.

After my daughter was born, I made a promise to myself to live in the moment.

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.