I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what's going on.

The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.

If we plant the right seeds, tomorrow will be better. If you put out good things, then you'll get good things back. That's part of our responsibility as entertainers.

I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.

You've got to make haste while it's still light of day.

The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.

Everyone I've worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what's good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.