I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine.

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.

I though I screwed everything up, " I say.He smiles. "You're only one person. In the whole universe. You can't screw everything up.

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.

I write poems like some people sing in the bathroom.

Cooking is really calming. Sharing food with friends, cooking.

I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad; I found in Him a resting place, and he has made me glad.

There are so many lovely cities around the U.S., around the world, that it's almost impossible to pick one.

True leadership must have follower-ship. Management styles can vary, but even an autocrat needs people who believe and simply don't follow from fear.

Painters love paint itself: so much that they spend years trying to get paint to behave the way they want it to.

I have never believed that one should wait until one is inspired because I think the pleasures of not writing are so great that if you ever start indulging them you will never write again.

Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.