White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change.

Waking up in TRUTH is so much better than living in a lie.

What an honor it was to step into the shoes of Nelson Mandela and portray a man who defied odds, broke down barriers, and championed human rights before the eyes of the world.

I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.

I'm never shaken or stirred.

My Father always told me that a fool at 40 is a fool for life.

I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep training.

The less I talk about being black, the better.

I've been DJing mostly, and most DJs end up producing. That's just me.

I knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the US. It took three years to get the accent right.

I'm tactile, very tactile. A woman who has really nice, looked-after skin is such a turn-on for me. It's always sexy.

I wonder if this is how it feels to grow old. Knowing that time is still passing but you’re no longer a part of it.

A joke is never a joke if it is at the expense of another person's feelings

I used to work extremely hard and didn't really achieve a lot of tangible things. But when I started working extremely smart, the gates of abundant blessings opened up for me.

You're talkin' legit here.

As a boy, I devoured comics but never saw what we now describe as a picture book.

With odorous oil thy head and hair are sleek; And then thou kemb'st the tuzzes on thy cheek: Of these, my barbers take a costly care.

The immense and ever increasing sums which the state wrings from the people are never enough for it; it mortgages the income of future generations, and steers resolutely toward bankruptcy.

I choose to believe in God, but I have serious doubts.

You should ask for a performance evaluation. Ask your boss, where do I stand? I need to know what I can do better and what I'm doing well.

Oh, to be alive in such an age, when miracles are everywhere, and every inch of common air throbs a tremendous prophecy, of greater marvels yet to be.