When I sing full-on I use my whole body. I open my throat and let it fly out.

I only eat one meal a day. Lunch, not dinner.

Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special.

You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character.

I've been a boxing fan ever since I was a kid.

Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion.

It's obvious that they're going to want Ali's daughter and Frazier's daughter to fight it out.

I wanted to be a plumber.

There's nobody in show business that I dislike so I wouldn't want to get in there to hurt anybody.

I wouldn’t be without my regular schedule of chiropractic adjustments because of my very strenuous schedule.

I'm a performer. We don't retire.

When you totally commit yourself to a project and do your work quietly and well, unknown friends will find you and angels will surround you.

Her wide, gorgeous smile was the culprit. It was pure magic. Neighbors lined the parking lot, eager to empty their pockets, all so she'd shine that beam on them.

For her a day of pampering meant comic books, black liquorice, serious exercise, veggie curry and, above all, solitude.

I would never become a big, big model in the commercial sense because I was such a type; you couldn't use me in everything.

The lord works in mysterious ways. Indeed. And a shorter way to say that is: God is a sneak.

Sports provide girls with the opportunity to develop a better relationship with their bodies. They can be aggressive on the court, be strong and still be feminine.

It's funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said 'Sparkle,' I thought, 'For real? It's really called 'Sparkle?'' I was wondering, too, how does 'Jordin Sparks as Sparkle' sound?

When the winter comes, be very happy; because the spring comes only if the winter comes!

Big L scared me to death. When I heard that on tape, I was scared to death. I was like there's no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.

I definitely have a tendency to only see the blemishes of things, and see lots of things about my acting that I don't like.