I'm a physical type of actor and love projects in which I can get physical. The more action, the better.

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.

The truth is the last thing that matters, ' she said. 'And you can believe one thing of the truth and me: I keep it well hidden, inside my heart.

It was one of the few stories we told the same way.

Was the whole matter of aptitudes a myth – a copout used by people like me to avoid subjects that would force us to think inTherefore threatening ways?

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

The ban on sports betting does exactly what Prohibition did. It makes criminals rich.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

It's a thrill to be a fan amongst fans.

True happiness is found in unselfish Love, A love which increases in proportion as it is shared.