Respect isn't automatically earned. You have to first position yourself with a level of mannerism that's worth emulating, before others could see a strong reason to respect you.

The decisions you make today, could affect the rest of your life, be wise.

What is research but a blind date with knowledge?

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.

As a star you never know when people are really serious.

It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs.

In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just going to hand me a script to direct.

TV is a huge draw. It's a magnet. Even when I was a policeman, if I was on a police scene and the news showed up, I'd race home to see if I would be on TV for 2 seconds!

Don King ain't a bad guy. He cut my earnings, but I don't hold any hard feelings toward him.

Patience is the key to content.

I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.