"Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse."

“In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.”

“The primary thing that I enjoy about Luke Cage is that he has a morality about him but it's conflicted. He's never sure what the right move is, but he at least contemplates it. He's a not a rash character. It's that thoughtfulness that I really identify with.”

“In life, the only thing of importance is a radical, total, and definitive change. The rest, frankly, is of no importance at all.”

“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.”

“Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“One I've been passionately committed to, of course, is women's ministry; I believe solidly in it as a Gospel issue and we've found our way through that.”

“Yeah, we've become really good friends. Our characters start dating in the book, and um, yeah, I think we - and we made up little back stories to our characters and little outtakes that we'd bring up to Edgar as a joke, and you know, kind of see different sides of stuff. So yeah, we have a really good time.”

Source : "Johnny Simmons On Set Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD - Read or Listen Here". Interview with Matt Goldberg, collider.com. May 25, 2010.

“My mother cranes her neck. Her ability to be fascinated by things is her best gift to me.”