Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.

Theres this little box that African-American actors have to work in, in the first place, and I was able to rise above that box. I could have done a bunch of movies where I stayed as the Axel Foley or Reggie Hammond persona. But I didnt want to be doing the same thing all the time. Every now and then, you crash and burn, but thats part of it.

Making a movie is a collaborative effort and sometimes all the ingredients don't work out. I know that every now and again I am going to make a movie that won't work.

The only reason I did Showtime was Robert De Niro. I definitely consider him to be in the top 5 all time actors.

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

I just voted for Jesse Jackson !

I spent my 30s fixing everything I broke in my 20s.