I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance.

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out and think about what they've done.

My character had been in the chair for seven years. He had gone through his anger, depression, drug and alcohol abuse. He had gone through everything, now he was up, he was happy, he was filled with his dream.

I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.

I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to me. You work hard for three or four months, then you don't work at all for a couple of months.

The best entertainment speaks to the human condition in an honest way.

I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black.