If you can, always be appreciative of the ebb and flow of the losses and the wins.
I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for Ray, I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.
I want to thank my daughter, who told me, 'If you don't win, Dad, you're still good,' ... who taught me how to act.
What I've noticed is that when people win huge and they have those huge, huge successes, sometimes they forget about the actual acting of it, and sometimes it's hard to come down from their perch.
It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in.'
