And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice.

I did learn that it was the greatest thing in the world to respect yourself. Respect other people.

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

I'm from the Mississippi delta originally.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.

If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries.

I was born in a little place called Inverness, MS.

My mom moved up between Leland and Greenville when I was just a little tot.

All that crap about time being a great healer is bullshit. Time heals nothing. Well, acne maybe.

If you run from me, I will chase you, and I'll find you....

Buffy Summers: (to Spike) "I could NEVER be your girl!

I watch news from the minute I wake up till 11. Then I switch to Charlie Rose. Fox News all the way.

There aren't many people in our history who have so completely surrendered themselves to a mission that they would give up their lives for it.

Malcolm X already envisioning the N.O.I. playing a role cooperatively with integrationist organizations.

Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them.

He had no idea that grief was a reward. That it only came to those who were loyal, to those who loved more than they were capable of.

Politics are not my concern.... They impressed me as a dog's life without a dog's decencies.

Growing up, I realized as an actor I had to figure out how to use my platform in order to give back.