I was looking to show people I could act. I was looking for something that would take me away from the whole hunk riding off into the sunset thing that people wanted me to play after Brown Sugar.

I'm the same person. I don't put on a face. I'm the same guy every time you see me.

Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.

I like to laugh, I like to smile, and I don't take myself too seriously. I can be a goofball.

I've always given people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise.

I don't put on a face. I'm the same guy every time you see me. I like to laugh, I like to smile, and I don't take myself too seriously. I can be a goofball. When I come home, the only thing that changes is that I take off the suit and put on tennis shorts and play with the kids.

Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.