Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.

I'm very much disciplined because I'm more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.

Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.

You know you poor when you eatin' breakfast food late. You fryin' toast? At nine o'clock at night? With bacon? You're broke.

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.'

I don't need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don't need any of that.

I love my daughter, but there's a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?