In a movie like this, the relationship between the two guys is crucial. It sinks or swims on how these two guys are together. I think we did a good job.

I took my portrait that Kaufman did of me home from the Saturday Night Live TV set.

From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.

The competitions are as much a part of the tradition as the actual dances.

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.

I’m a comedian who got into movies, so I don’t really think of myself as an actor.

I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.