I do so many roles, I can't be typecast.

Blacks don't square dance. If you see a black person square dancing, it is definitely the seventh sign.

I can personally feel the relief myself in my audiences when I bring up Obama because there was a lot of anti-Obama sentiment out there before the capture of bin Laden.

I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.

Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

New Jack City' and 'Boyz 'N the Hood' are realities, but movies like 'Strictly Business' are realities, too.

I'd like to continue doing movies, clubs, concert halls and television. I like something about each one.

I would prefer not to be in a car with someone who can't really drive that well!

You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.

Principle comes first

Believe me, " he said simply.

There is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness.

My sense of identity broke down and was replaced by something that is very hard to put into words. Awareness, Consciousness.

You can't buy peace by just wishing it and avoiding the challenges that other nations present to you.

As artists, sometimes our work is chaotic; we don't easily communicate our needs to other people in a way that they understand.

The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.

You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have.

Radical innovation is difficult to fund. It seems scary. And the really radical things seem even more scary.