Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career.

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation.

It's not every day you get to be in a movie about Jackie Robinson, so you want to do it as right as you can.