I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.

You can put a cat in an oven, but that don't make it a biscuit.

I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very much involved in theatre when I was in college.

I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'

We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit.

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything.

You give Frost a message from me. You tell him it's open season on all suckheads.

I don't like perpetuating the stereotype of black males being drug dealers, and criminals.

I have a whole other side that has yet to be seen on screen.

The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it.

If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?

As with all other aspects of the narrative art, you will improve with practice, but practice will never make you perfect. Why should it? What fun would that be?

someday goals become never days of achievement

I'm just thankful to be blessed with my talent.

My! ain't men blinder'n moles?

You know if we were to look back and how we were in 1955 living in Jim Crow, living in segregation, living in segregated schools, it's hard to believe that it was America, but it really was.

So a lot of me is still a little kid, and I think that kind of helps alter my sense of reality - it makes me able to just become Belle every single night.

The food world is more crowded these days, but I think that there are more opportunities.

When I was four years old I watched the movie every day. I was totally obsessed.

...When we are waiting upon God to bless us, we should stir up ourselves to bless him.