I can act. I've been acting for a long time, but like anything else, don't nobody owe you nothing. You've go to pay your dues. You go from A to Z; you don't go from M to Z.

I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.

Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life's way of preparing you for success.

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 'Cause he had problems.

When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth.

It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, 'Why am I so black?' And she said, 'Because I'm black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.'